The summary
In the news, this defies a list of excuses. The emergency room wait time at BC Children’s Hospital hit close to nine hours on Sunday. I’m sure politicians at all levels will continue to show sad faces, point to drop-in-the-bucket actions and blame the COVID-flu-virus uptick, but a logical mind says this is not acceptable. Speaking of politicians, housing advocates and a collection of DTES residents are less than optimistic as Ken Sim gets sworn in as Vancouver’s new mayor this week. The activists staged a march demanding better solutions than facilitating a move from tents to run-down SRO buildings.
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