This is a good one. Not enough attention is put on the actual people in these situations. Humanizing them is the first step. Some cities in the US have made being homeless illegal, and of course, make zero effort to help people not be homeless. They just want the problem to go somewhere else.
The underlying problem is that there isn't enough access to resources for mental health and addictions, and those areas are still hugely underfunded. Without that funding, the issues just end up getting displaced to the prison system. Undoubtedly, the situation is much worse in America in part due to the prevalence of for profit prisons, where there is no incentive to rehabilitate inmates. It's a very complex issue that is not unique to Canada. I enjoyed hearing about your experience regardless though. Growing up, we were always told to never go hitch hiking or go to the "bad part of town". Those fears aren't entirely unfounded because of the notorious Highway of Tears, and the cases of the missing and murdered Indigenous women. The case of Robert Pickton in particular was the most expensive investigation in the history of Canada. Read at your own risk if you look up these stories because they are deeply disturbing, and not for the faint of heart. I speculate that Pickton was not the only one responsible for the disappearances on the Highway of Tears.
As a Nova Scotian, you caught my attention. I was really worried you were going to tell a story about one of the shelters here in Halifax... what a relief it was a story about Sydney - sort of. Obviously it wasn;t paradise, how could it be? But there are some serious issues at the shelters here in Hali. Also, fwiw, it's spelled just like your Sydney. Cape Breton, such a beautiful place, lovely people, rich musical history, but really economically depressed, sadly. Also by the way, the Cape Breton accent is definitely different from the mainland, it IS close to the Newfie accent. But I, as a mainlander from the Annapolis Valley, can definitely hear the difference. Thanks for sharing the story, this is really fascinating, you never think of the place from where you come (sorta, but NS is so small I can consider the whole province as "where I'm from") as a place that somebody from somewhere else would find worthy of stories. There are many sad stories out here... there is a huge discrepancy between Halifax and much of the rest of the province in terms of tech, education, standard of living... the scenario you shared is so representative of so many smaller towns and really the further away from Halifax you get the harsher life is in many respects - beautiful tourist traps and accommodation owners doing well but the locals of the same communities barely getting by. Anyway, glad you enjoyed Halifax. I complain about it, but is is pretty ok here. Cheers!
Clarification; I lived and worked in Sydney, not the homeless shelter. Having lived there I get what you mean about the place, but I still miss the place
@@kevinKronnack I really like Sydney, it was a really nice little down despite my circumstances. You might even know the railway tracks I slept at, they were by a park with a fountain and a amphitheater.
@@ShitFlickCritic You'd be surprised how many places in Cape Breton fit that description. Man, wish I had of known you were in the area. Me and buddy of mine from the area, are big fans. We'd have showed you around and taken you to the Fort. (He was the friend who tipped me off to your video's) they are required to act like French, because it's an old French fortress, Fort Louisbourg
@@kevinKronnack Yep that's the one I was trying to get to but with the weather and there being to cheap transport it just didn't happen. I did get to go the the fort in Halifax though so that was something. Next time I head that way I'll let you know.
This is great, been binging your episodes again and it's awesome to hear you in long form about things other than movies.
We can judge our own society by how we treat our most vulnerable.
This is a good one. Not enough attention is put on the actual people in these situations. Humanizing them is the first step. Some cities in the US have made being homeless illegal, and of course, make zero effort to help people not be homeless. They just want the problem to go somewhere else.
The underlying problem is that there isn't enough access to resources for mental health and addictions, and those areas are still hugely underfunded. Without that funding, the issues just end up getting displaced to the prison system. Undoubtedly, the situation is much worse in America in part due to the prevalence of for profit prisons, where there is no incentive to rehabilitate inmates. It's a very complex issue that is not unique to Canada.
I enjoyed hearing about your experience regardless though. Growing up, we were always told to never go hitch hiking or go to the "bad part of town". Those fears aren't entirely unfounded because of the notorious Highway of Tears, and the cases of the missing and murdered Indigenous women. The case of Robert Pickton in particular was the most expensive investigation in the history of Canada. Read at your own risk if you look up these stories because they are deeply disturbing, and not for the faint of heart. I speculate that Pickton was not the only one responsible for the disappearances on the Highway of Tears.
Downer stories are OK. One can learn from them. Thank you
I hope you return and create more movie reviews
As a Nova Scotian, you caught my attention. I was really worried you were going to tell a story about one of the shelters here in Halifax... what a relief it was a story about Sydney - sort of. Obviously it wasn;t paradise, how could it be? But there are some serious issues at the shelters here in Hali.
Also, fwiw, it's spelled just like your Sydney. Cape Breton, such a beautiful place, lovely people, rich musical history, but really economically depressed, sadly.
Also by the way, the Cape Breton accent is definitely different from the mainland, it IS close to the Newfie accent. But I, as a mainlander from the Annapolis Valley, can definitely hear the difference. Thanks for sharing the story, this is really fascinating, you never think of the place from where you come (sorta, but NS is so small I can consider the whole province as "where I'm from") as a place that somebody from somewhere else would find worthy of stories. There are many sad stories out here... there is a huge discrepancy between Halifax and much of the rest of the province in terms of tech, education, standard of living... the scenario you shared is so representative of so many smaller towns and really the further away from Halifax you get the harsher life is in many respects - beautiful tourist traps and accommodation owners doing well but the locals of the same communities barely getting by. Anyway, glad you enjoyed Halifax. I complain about it, but is is pretty ok here. Cheers!
Holy shit, I'd have been there when you were in town
Clarification; I lived and worked in Sydney, not the homeless shelter. Having lived there I get what you mean about the place, but I still miss the place
@@kevinKronnack I really like Sydney, it was a really nice little down despite my circumstances. You might even know the railway tracks I slept at, they were by a park with a fountain and a amphitheater.
@@ShitFlickCritic You'd be surprised how many places in Cape Breton fit that description. Man, wish I had of known you were in the area. Me and buddy of mine from the area, are big fans. We'd have showed you around and taken you to the Fort. (He was the friend who tipped me off to your video's) they are required to act like French, because it's an old French fortress, Fort Louisbourg
@@kevinKronnack Yep that's the one I was trying to get to but with the weather and there being to cheap transport it just didn't happen. I did get to go the the fort in Halifax though so that was something. Next time I head that way I'll let you know.
Where are you, you disappeared? Is everything ok? Hope you’re just busy.
That's for the concearn, I'm fine just very very busy. I'm going to upload an update video soon.
Which shit flick are you doing next?
I'll Never Tell ;P
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@@ShitFlickCritic The horror...the horror
so took the bed from someone who0 could of used it k got it
@@sturggaming6759 there were plenty of beds still available, genius
@@ShitFlickCritic it is still taking away from people that actually need them not some wannabe youtube try hard
@@sturggaming6759 calling me a try hard? You have 23 subscribers. Maybe try harder.