Dear Editor
I am in complete agreement with Mayor Corrigan. Homeless shelters do not solve the homeless issue, it in fact reinforces it.
People need affordable housing as permanent solutions which should include help for if they have mental health or addictions, and assistance finding employment.
Our current system of things isn’t working, obviously, otherwise there wouldn’t be people who are homeless.
All government agencies need to work together to ensure that no one is homeless and that everyone becomes productive members of society by any means necessary; example, any person to be allowed any career training of their choosing with full support of the government agencies by financial means.
Housing is important for everyone, and it is a fundamental human right for every human being.
The people in the homeless shelters worry about where they will be sleeping each day because they are booted out in the morning, usually most shelters are full and they don’t have a place to sleep except outside. That isn’t right.
People deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, regardless if they have mental health issues or addictions. No matter the cause of their issues and homelessness, they need solutions that encourage their self-respect and dignity, not diminish it.
Monica Skinner, Burnaby
