Homeless Keep Their Right To Camp

[Seil]

The economic downturn has yielded little for people, but at least those who've lost their homes can take shelter through the cold and wet winter season:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/12/09/bc-homeless-camping-ruling.html

The decision that camping be banned during daylight hours is probably there for good cause, though I can't imagine it being strictly enforced. Living near the Victoria area, I know there's a few places one can set up shop while not exactly in the public eye.

Though a brief search reveals that there's a few restrictions per park, and the parks of surrounding cities. Though in Vancouver, some hotels are bringing in the homeless. ( http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/08/15/bc-homeless-hotels.html ) With the Vancouver olympics not too far off, what's going to happen?

Vancouver, and the surrounding area, will be booked solid, hotel-wise. Will tourists start camping?

[CABAL49]

I dislike it when people prefer to pretend the homeless don't exist rather than deal with the problem. instead of wasting money enforcing these laws, they could always put money into homeless shelters. Removing the need for the homeless to camp out.

Edit: Sorry, all I read was homeless and banned. It has been a long day.

[Seil]

The amount of debt, as well as the focus of B.C, is fixed on the Olympics.