Re: Georgia Straight’s column ‘Reasonable Doubt: Should the law protect the homeless?‘
“Hopefully the cases in BC Supreme Court, Small Claims Court and before the BC Human Rights Tribunal from Pivot Legal Society and Abbotsford Chapter of the BC/Yukon Drug War Survivors will set precedents which will keep municipalities from discriminating against people on the basis or financial status, personal circumstances (i.e. nor mortgage or rental agreement, health issues (addiction, mental illness) and/or any of the attendant behavioural issues which make it difficult for as many as 30% or more of the victims of our society to find shelter. The cruel and unusual punishment meted out by city officials, police and service providers in Abbotsford should be used as an example of how NOT to treat our fellow human beings. REF – Abbotsford Homeless Crisis”
– Mike Archer