Juliet: What’s in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet
It does not matter what you call something, it remains what it is. Calling a skunk a rose is not going to leave you smelling like a rose should you run into a skunk.
Braun said, “I know people say we are just studying this to death – no, we’re not.”
Mayor Braun you are not only studying it to death, you are POINTLESSLY studying it to death. By refusing to acknowledge the research and studies already done on Housing First Mayor Braun, City Council and the Abbotsford Homeless Advisory are preventing the creation and implementation of an effective Housing First Action plan that would reduce homelessness in Abbotsford.
The actions and behaviours of the City of Abbotsford demonstrate a failure to access the knowledge and experience available about the how and wherefore of providing effective Housing First.
However, the most appalling wilful ignorance by the politicians, bureaucrats and members of homeless advisory is the indifference, the lack of character inherent in…….
Arrogance, can’t be bothered, impatience [which would be highly ironic seeing as their impatience has – to date – wasted more than 10 years], what they ‘know for sure’ that ain’t so, closed minds, that’s not what I want to hear, eventually someone will tell us what we want to hear right? lack of compassion, lack of caring …….
There are a multitude of reasons, singly or in combination, that could be responsible for why the politicians, bureaucrats and members of the homeless advisory ignore or are unable to comprehend that the only approach that has repeatedly – and with repeatability – demonstrated it’s effectiveness in enabling the homeless to regain control over their lives is Housing First.