Alberta Politics: Edmonton mayor to ask city councillors to declare housing and homelessness emergency on Monday, ruffling UCP feathers

In a blog post published yesterday, Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi said he has called a special meeting of City Council Monday to ask for a declaration of a housing and homelessness emergency in the city. Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). The United Conservative Party Government was clearly

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Alberta Politics: Edmonton mayor appears to have been blindsided by city police plan for Christmas roust of eight homeless encampments next week

What is the goal of this week’s intended Christmastime mass roust of downtown Edmonton homeless encampments by city police, and why did they unilaterally spring it on city officials and social agencies while ignoring the city’s encampment response strategy?  Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). The EPS plan

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Politics and its Discontents: See No Evil

  The evil would be the visibility of homeless people. The ‘solution‘ that had been sought by Barrie City Council was an odious bylaw that would have outlawed individuals giving food, drink and other succour for those living on the streets. Essentially, it was a “don’t feed the wildlife” approach,

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Accidental Deliberations: Monday Afternoon Links

Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Abinaya Vijayaraghavan and Jennifer Rigby report on the World Health Organization’s recognition that COVID-19 remains a global public health emergency even as far too many jurisdictions pretend otherwise. Andrew Nikiforuk examines the dangers of an evolving set of variants, while David Axe points

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