QUEBEC – As Quebec faces a worsening homelessness crisis, some politicians, including Quebec City Mayor Bruno Marchand, have suggested the solution may be a Finnish model that aims to give every...
It’s interesting how the provincial and federal governments have been eager to adopt European solutions to substance abuse, as long as those solutions don’t require funding.
Decriminalization? Sure! That’s cheap, and we can even save on enforcement and incarceration.
Mental-health services? Best we can do is block grants that we might not renew next year, forcing only shoestring plans
Housing. AYFKM!?
This is a good idea, but it should be Canada-wide and perpetually funded, not on a municipality’s frail budget. That’s the difference between a “Quebec City” and a “Finland”
It’s interesting how the provincial and federal governments have been eager to adopt European solutions to substance abuse, as long as those solutions don’t require funding.
Decriminalization? Sure! That’s cheap, and we can even save on enforcement and incarceration. Mental-health services? Best we can do is block grants that we might not renew next year, forcing only shoestring plans Housing. AYFKM!?
This is a good idea, but it should be Canada-wide and perpetually funded, not on a municipality’s frail budget. That’s the difference between a “Quebec City” and a “Finland”