If some non-profits are allocated funding and not others there should be a set of criteria that the groups must meet. Once they meet all prerequisites then they shuould be allocated funding. This should not be a personal decision based on favourtism or prejudice. Gagne's statement that ''...we can't fund all non-profits..." is just too facile to be considered a thoughful response. In fact, Gagne's response was close to incredibly callous and dismissive. Retoule's ressponse concerning 'filling a gap' and that the objective of 'No More Tears' was to ''start a second food bank'' shows just how out of touch with reality these men are with the plight of the poor, marginalized and hopeless. The current food bank is not open every day, or even evey week! If people run short on food what are they to do? But this is not a matter that concerns these counciillors. Yesterday I spoke with a young homelss man who had been standing in the cold rain begging for change. They never ask for help, these homeless people, they just hold their little cardboard signs, hopeing someone will have pity on them, I gave this gentle young man all the change I had and then asked him, ''Where are you going to sleep tonight." He didn't know. He did say that he had a place to sleep inisde the bank between the doors. At night the outside bank doors are a unlocked while the inside doors are locked, He had been sleeping between the doors. But lately the bank had locked the doors. The homeless are often afraid of people, they have been hurt too often and are subject to violence, thier meger possessions are stolen, and they are chased out of any shelter they find. These young men are equally God's children and I can't imagine the experinces that brought them to this low estate. When I asked him where his family was he just look away.....wistfully and sadly. It seems to me that authortative indurate individuals such as the mayor, Gagne and Restoule who make these decisions should first spend a week getting to know some of these lonely young homeless men.
We will not fund or support incompetent leadership that dosen't care for their own fallen. No respect to any who leave their own behind for they do not lead they cower. As a citizen with no confidence in the current leadership we will support our fallen rather them those of no humanity.
Thank you for the great read. We are hopeful that Council will support us like our community does so we can continue helping the vulnerable of West Nipissing.
We need to talk about this problem honestly. It isn't a homelessness issue, its a drug and mental health issue. Yes, housing is expensive, but that doesn't account for 90% of the situation. Are we prepared to expect the addicted to kick the habit, or do we prefer to continue to enable them? Every liberal 'solution' to this problem has been an epic failure. Whether it is 'reducing the stigma' or 'harm reduction', everything has led to more addiction, more overdoses, more homelessness, and more death. As a society we need to kick our own habit of hyper-tolerance and expect more from people. We've put more emphasis on ourselves feeling virtuous than on actually helping those in crisis.
If some non-profits are allocated funding and not others there should be a set of criteria that the groups must meet. Once they meet all prerequisites then they shuould be allocated funding. This should not be a personal decision based on favourtism or prejudice. Gagne's statement that ''...we can't fund all non-profits..." is just too facile to be considered a thoughful response. In fact, Gagne's response was close to incredibly callous and dismissive. Retoule's ressponse concerning 'filling a gap' and that the objective of 'No More Tears' was to ''start a second food bank'' shows just how out of touch with reality these men are with the plight of the poor, marginalized and hopeless. The current food bank is not open every day, or even evey week! If people run short on food what are they to do? But this is not a matter that concerns these counciillors. Yesterday I spoke with a young homelss man who had been standing in the cold rain begging for change. They never ask for help, these homeless people, they just hold their little cardboard signs, hopeing someone will have pity on them, I gave this gentle young man all the change I had and then asked him, ''Where are you going to sleep tonight." He didn't know. He did say that he had a place to sleep inisde the bank between the doors. At night the outside bank doors are a unlocked while the inside doors are locked, He had been sleeping between the doors. But lately the bank had locked the doors. The homeless are often afraid of people, they have been hurt too often and are subject to violence, thier meger possessions are stolen, and they are chased out of any shelter they find. These young men are equally God's children and I can't imagine the experinces that brought them to this low estate. When I asked him where his family was he just look away.....wistfully and sadly. It seems to me that authortative indurate individuals such as the mayor, Gagne and Restoule who make these decisions should first spend a week getting to know some of these lonely young homeless men.
Well said. Thanks for sharing that story.
We will not fund or support incompetent leadership that dosen't care for their own fallen. No respect to any who leave their own behind for they do not lead they cower. As a citizen with no confidence in the current leadership we will support our fallen rather them those of no humanity.
Thank you for the great read. We are hopeful that Council will support us like our community does so we can continue helping the vulnerable of West Nipissing.
Just wondering, didn't they have meals prep (lunch) for those in need at the Complex once a week before covid started??? Who funded this???
We need to talk about this problem honestly. It isn't a homelessness issue, its a drug and mental health issue. Yes, housing is expensive, but that doesn't account for 90% of the situation. Are we prepared to expect the addicted to kick the habit, or do we prefer to continue to enable them? Every liberal 'solution' to this problem has been an epic failure. Whether it is 'reducing the stigma' or 'harm reduction', everything has led to more addiction, more overdoses, more homelessness, and more death. As a society we need to kick our own habit of hyper-tolerance and expect more from people. We've put more emphasis on ourselves feeling virtuous than on actually helping those in crisis.