I was the guy with the black dog that lived in victory square for 3 months back in 2016 . I didn’t know a soul in Vancouver at that time , I ended up homeless because I travelled all they way there for a job that didn’t pan out and left me homeless. It was both the worst and best time of my life . I met the most amazing people . I was never in any real danger , although I was right smack in the middle of it all , I managed to get myself off the streets . But my first night in Vancouver, was heart breaking to say the least . Never in my life did I see so many broken people I cried for two days straight. Asking the creator, what’s my purpose here . The answer was , I neede to lift up my broken family . And the only way I knew how was with my music , so I bought a guitar for 20 bucks of some guy selling stuff at the market and started playing . I didn’t play for money and if someone tried to give me money I would tell them I just need food . And I played every night in victory square. God bless all of you out there struggling . I’m here to say that not everyone homeless is an addict . I mean I slow my weed but that was it . But an addict I was not , am not and will not no matter how bad shit gets . I have been back in Alberta since 2017 and have been at the same job since then . Thank you Vancity I LOVE YOU ALL . Although I was homeless living in a tent , I was more at peace with myself then I ever was , up to that point in my life .. and yes I will be back but this time I won’t be homeless but I will be right there with and for you . God told me my job is to help the helpless . #iloveyouvancity
Holy moly I have never seen so many living on the street, there is something wrong with our country for this city to be like this. Unbelievable! Thank you for sharing a real eye opener.
I am from India, I was in Vancouver at 1990 for one month. At that time i had not seen any homeless people on the streets. It is very sad picture of this city.
In 1986 I got out of a 2week cold turkey detox in Chicago. I got on a Greyhound Bus and went to Seattle. I lived 10 wonderful years there. And now I see it especially the downtown area and I am sad. It was a great place and safe. So sad. I pray for the city.
The Chinese will destroy Seattle jus like they destroyed Vancouver. The empty home tax April 20th 2017 sent all the Chinese money to Seattle from Vancouver ... blame our politicians.
@@faygallagher8425 been like that since 1975 when we came but it has gotten out of control.. bring back Whistling Bernie Smith the beat cop and Lee Kwan Yew from the dead!
The Chinese made all the white people homeless in both cities, Our politicians tried to kill the housing market in Vancouver April 20th 2017 then the Chinese money went from Vancouver to Seattle. Wherever the Chinese go homelessness follows.
@@areebachewa8318 You just blamed the refugees hypocrite! He’s not wrong. It’s the rich people hiding their money in real estate and corruption in real estate. A lot of the buyers in Vancouver are Chinese companies or rich people.
Bus them all to Shaughnessy and West Van and see how quick people start to care about this. For every person that thinks they’re rich cause their house price doubled, there is someone who has been kicked to the curb.
They're drug addicts. Even when given free housing it gets destroyed and condemned within months. We need institutions for these people. With mental health services and rehab. You'd have yo force them to go. Either jail or a rehab facility. That's the only solution. Letting them rot in the streets is inhumane
It was my thought exactly, they would also be picked up by the police very fast. From what I can see here the only people tolerant enough to have these folks living in front of there building is obviously in China Town. That speaks volume.
Я же вижу, что у города есть потенциал быть прекрасным, уютным. Его бы отмыть, подремотировать, благоустроить. Видеть, что с ним творят - очень грустно. И грустно смотреть на всех этих людей. Как же так? Ведь в Канаде высокий уровень жизни!? Люди самы выбирают так жить? Я в шоке(*Привет всем из Москвы)
Потенциал есть у всех. Но денег нет у всех. Этот город обречен. Быстро развился на торговле с Китаем. Торговля зачахла, фирмы закрылись. Переориентировать все на новое производство трудно, т.к. это же куча денег нужна для инвестиций. Лет на 20-30 в этот город соваться бессмысленно. Да и после 30 лет еще нужно смотреть. Детройт и за 50 лет не отмыли. Да и сколько Канаде осталось существовать? Королева умрет, начнут власть делить.
you should see the conditions your country subjects smaller nations to via military intervention (or bullying) insane to see criticism of my country posted in Cyrillic Script. Save your judgement for in your own home or level it towards your Rival in despicable action The U.S.A. My country can afford to make these domestic mistakes in the short term, our democracy will correct this, but your countries actions will create generational hatreds that you will never be rid of. Anything my Country has ever done wrong, Russia has done one thousandfold.
They do infact choose to live like this. There's so many free programs for these people to get clean on taxpayer dollars, on top of that they get a little over $800 a month to aid them, which they choose to spend on their next drug fix, which is also taxpayer dollars. What bugs me is that people want us to do more for them, give them more money, but right now, they already make more that full time, minimum wage 9-5 worker.. it's absolutely ridiculous
@@AliceSinclair98 also what's ridiculous is that a large amount of our work force in this nation still qualifies for government assistance of the basis that the job doesn't pay them enough to properly live. You have to take into account that a lot of places straight up won't give you good hours or will just hire people for two and a half months then let them go. Conceptualize a wal mart opening in your town, destroying many small businesses and taking away niches for sales and then additionally hiring the bare minimum people at the bare minimum hours. Does that seem like a good idea to you?
Lost a friend on those streets. He was a good guy but had his addiction. He was from Ontario and travelled to Vancouver to live on the streets. His sister tried to get him off the street but he refused. So many smart people in the word and still no answer to this problem.😢
As a Filipino, my biggest dream is to see Canada and the US, but with the advent of technology, I think Ayala Makati, Ortigas Center, and BGC are enough for me to stay in the Philippines. There is another smart city being built in Luzon province: Clark Global City which proves many investors are willing to invest in creating local jobs.
Yeah, don't bother. It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it. One step into the wrong neighborhood may get you killed too, while the politicans, corporations & their media openly supports those criminals instead of the law-abiding public.
@@GalaxianGamer But why is it so? Canada is the dream country for many Asians like us. It's so sad to see this scenario on TH-cam. And with many telling me Canadians are one of the friendliest people in North America, I am personally torn upon seeing many street dwellers.
I’ve seen videos of homeless people in Los Angeles and Las Vegas but Vancouver I didn’t expect this. I’m from London uk I’ve not seen this here on our streets on this massive scale.
Hard to believe this film is two months ago. It's now November 2022 and look how much were just swirling around an open sewer now. I long for MY old Vsncouver
Vancouver is like Hongkong, Chinese from Hongkong have Canadian Citicenship, Hongkong Chines have British Passport.......Chines from Hongkong can do what they want in Vancouver. Original Candian Indian ,cant do what he want... without Money like Chinese....
Many broken people gathered in one place and this is what it looks like. More cities and more streets are becoming like this. Videos like this bring public awareness so that changes to stop the trend can happen.
But they don't care. They really don't give a flying fig about the humans. It's all about lining their pockets with backroom greasy handshakes with "developers". It was always unequal, but Expo 86 really sealed the deal. Concord Pacific among other huge developers are calling the shots. City hall just sit by and allow it.
I’m shocked, I would never have thought about that misery on the streets of Vancouver. I feel sad and I hope people show solidarity towards those people in need. Thank you for sharing, greetings from Sweden
Yes, sadly it is😪😔😭😭😭 last July I traveled to Sweden, Norway and Denmark and I did not see ppl begging or living on the streets, I guess population is less there but also, your Government take better care of their citizens.👌 sadly in Vancouver is everywhere NOt just Hastings!! :((
@@valdiviana1 Sweden, Norway and Denmark were not targeted..... you should be happy for them. new world power wants more power and destroy old power. world will be in more turmoil. sad that they think it in that way.
Those who show pity & solidarity for them are taken advantage by them & will end up in the same position if they don't get their bleeding hearts under control. They aren't needy, they are want-y. They want drugs & have sold their souls & destroyed their families & are now homeless. If you see obvious people on busy streets holding up signs & begging, they are scammers, not truly homeless. People who are actually homeless because of bad circumstances hide themselves away in shame & are actually hard to find. The obvious ones are always scammers, just as they typically are in third world countries.
I been to Vancouver in the mid 90"s for a few days. Beautiful sunny day something else wish I had a chance to experience. Vancouver B.C I believe in you, for heeling will be even better then ever.
I used to walk through this are occasionally about 50 years ago. I don't ever recall there ever being a homeless situation at that time as is the case now. It just shows how much we've failed as a society over the decades to care for the most vulnerable among us.
my granny used to take me down to Army&Navy on Hastings and it was mostly staggering drunks back then. Most had rooms. Now its crazy drugs. My mom lived & died on those streets mid 80's.Spent a few days on Hastings few years ago searching for a friends daughter and was met by nothing but kindness esp from the Indigenous women camped in Oppenheimer. They have lost so many people.
I haven't been down to that area of Vancouver for a while. There never used to be tents all over the place but I guess these people have nowhere to go. They have shut down a lot of SRO's and encampments at the parks. They just keep trying to move these people away but it doesn't look like they are going anywhere. Everyone deserves to have a place to live. The rents have increased so much that I really think we are going to continue to see more homeless people. The rich are getting richer and more people will be displaced.
They just need to work. Lazy people. Life is tough to everyone and not easy. I wonder if rich and successful people flee Canadá, it will become like Venezuela.
Calling it a homeless issue is part of the problem. It's not - its a drug and mental illness issue. IF we can't call it what it is, then we cant solve it.
I have never seen something like this! I was expecting something else from this city ....Living in London I was interested to visit but once I have seen this video will never happen to Vancouver but maybe I will ghange my mind and go see the natural landscapes!
Hello, thanks a lot for sharing this amazing videowalk. It is a pleasure to watch your Videos. Keep on going this good work. Many greetings from good old Vienna 🎡 🎩
I was recently in LA and saw the same thing. There are so many factors that cause homelessness. But, the one that sticks out most to me is the widening of the income gap.
BC has enough public housing, these people want to stay on the streets because the housing has rules like, getting treatment for your addiction etc. It's getting worse because the policing policy from the mayor has changed to supporting their bad habits.
@@D3UberD3 so what? If rent is expensive in SF, LA or any city - people can go to cheaper city. Somewhere in Taxes or something. Or to another country like Poland, it's developed better than States already and 5 times cheaper. And no homeless people.
He taught drama in Vancouver in his early 20s. He was into drugs and young students. Other teachers who worked with him say he had partties at his place and supplied drugs to his high school students. He's sick.
I used to be homeless. Then I decided to get a job. Doing much better now. Sometimes all you need is a new mindset, if you keep believing you are a victim then you will never be able to rise above it.
Your mindset, needs a punch! I bet you were living on a friends couch, for a few weeks & had all the other provisions, to get you back on your feet, very easily. You didn't live in these kinds of conditions ever or you would have more compassion! Some of these people are disabled or injured with broken legs & some even work their regular job still, while they have no apt or house. Think before post ridiculous comments, next time! 😘
Good for u, a new mindset is what most of us need. We all have a niche to fill in this World and it's our duty to find it; whether through a job or volunteering. It takes a village to raise a village! 1💚
So you were homeless and then decided you didn't want to be homeless so you magically transformed your circumstances to allow you to not be homeless? I'm sure that totally happened. Tell me, do you think that the people in this video want to be homeless?
I've never seen anything like East Hastings street and I'm from New York AND lived through the 80's!! Nowhere in NYC looked like this, nowhere not even the South Bronx. How does the Government allow this?
I'm from Vancouver so I can shed some light on it. E. Hastings is a mix of mentally ill, addicts, runaways and homeless from colder parts of Canada who came here because the weather isn't as harsh. It's got a mini economy as well. It's not dangerous in the way America is dangerous. I've walked through at 3 sometimes 4 in the morning and never felt like I was in danger. I've even sat down and chatted with some of the street residents late at night over a beer or two. And yes, if you ask around you can definitely get your hands on whatever you're looking for..... drugs or sex. There's also community outreach and we built community gardens that the residents tend to themselves. You won't get that by just looking at the walking tour. Don't get me wrong though, for the street residents in the sex and drug trade, yes it can be downright dangerous for them. It's a tough city from a housing standpoint because it's the only location in all of Canada with such a mild climate and ease of access to both the ocean and the mountains. Real estate is at a premium that's for sure. And finally, there's a good portion of the homeless that prefer to live on the streets. I know it sounds ass backwards, but it's true. The responsibilities for rent, utilities, taxes... etc are facets of life that they simply don't want. And, believe it or not, alot of the street residents have their network of friends that they share close bonds with. So they won't leave the streets anyway.
@@jillrusso8182, I understand you miss understood my meaning. Which is not being sarcastic: I'm saying i appreciate being able see things /images that I would more likely never see in person myself, . That's why I enjoy the walking tours.
Muito triste imaginar que a humanidade apesar todo desenvolvimento ainda não conseguiu resolver problemas relacionados às drogas ilícitas. De São Paulo, Brasil.
@@randyrandall8274 it kinda did happen overnight. The moment the city announced their policy change in this area, they all moved in overnight. It is 100% a result of political decisions.
I think the real unavoidable lesson of this is that safe supply and harm reduction as a method of tackling drug use and abuse has clearly failed as a tactic and needs to be removed and replaced.
@@joeywheeler3838 safesupply hasn’t even been rolled out yet And harm reduction HAS worked Rates of HIV and hep are way lower, overdoses prevented by supervised injection staff are lives saved I’m alive and disease free today because I used supervised injection sites I’m 1 year clean Guess where I got help? Guess who got me into treatment ? Guess who gave me blankets and fed me when I was cold and hungry Yea... insite staff...
Visited Vancouver for the very first time in the spring of 2022 to visit my daughter.I had a great visit and saw some of the beautiful sights of the city and the vast areas around it.I went by bus through that part of Vancouver and it was sad to see,but again, it seemed to be just a small portion of that vast city.There are many cultures and ways of living,sights and eateries to see in Vancouver and surrounding areas,and you have to see it all before you can judge it as a whole.I found it educational and beautiful and will go there again.I also biked Stanley Park and visited all the areas within,highly recommend it.
As a vancouver local, Surprised you got away with filming for that long. The east hasting residents usually react quite aggressively to people who film.
Veo que hay muchos asiaticos en Vancouver y está bien, me caen bien en agrado los asiaticos, en general son gente tranquila, en Colombia hay algunos asiáticos y son gente tranquila y calmada, y son respetuosos, esta bien!!
This is been out of control since Canada has Mr. Justin Trudeau as the PM with his clan in the "Liberal" government. We are loosing the basic elements of a healthy Society! No dignity, no family values, poor health care resources, untrusted Educational Programs!...It's sad!😢
No, d*ckhead. This sh*thole is in CANADA. And why it is near Chinatown? Because the F*cking city council always have soup kitchen near Chinatown to screw up them up. F*cking racist b*stard.
I’m living in Vancouver here. Honestly Chinatown area is event more safer. The worst part is East Hastings and east Cordova street area. The person who took this video didn’t get further into the most dangerous area. And I’m so glad he didn’t go!!!
I heard about the homeless camps in North America in general, but I didn’t think it’s this bad. It’s impossible to imagine something like this in Moscow. But thanks for sharing.
@@jasonwright9405 today +3 C. Average late autumn +5-10, winter -5-10, spring +10-15, summer 25-35 C. It’s getting warmer last decades, hope one day it will be like Melbourne)
@@НиколайБакарди too cold for me. I’m sure lots of miserable sunless days there. Today 19c El Niño weather spoiled the mess this year. Lots of rain. Spring now. Late next month will be warm to hot 26 extreme heat can up to 42c for a few days. Four seasons in a day drives me nuts. Winter average 9-12c daytime. Evenings 0 to 9. In Brisbane Queensland has sub tropical climate left there last March. Long hot & humidity summers started now (longer than here) until April/May. Just two seasons. Glad 🙂 winter is over. They don’t have summer daylight savings. Here yes early October until April.
Oh no I never expected so many homeless on the street in , Vancouver We had some guys left for BC to future better prospect but within couple of months came back but they never told the black side of it. Thanks for the clip
Calling it a homeless issue is part of the problem. It's not - its a drug and mental illness issue. IF we can't call it what it is, then we cant solve it.
It's important to understand that Vancouver has a large majority of homeless people compared to other provinces because frankly, it's the best place to be homeless (mild winters and summers and large open-air drug market.) Who wants to be homeless in Yukon or Winnipeg?
More like the Tenderloin in San Francisco. BC is also making the same mistake that San Francisco made with decriminalizing drugs. The decriminalization of drugs has caused a drug war and drug dealers to claim certain territory and sell their drugs and one of the District attorneys fought to get prisoners in jail for drug charges released from prison causing homeless to increase by 300% in San Francisco and make it much more violent because the drug users are also violent offenders. BC is crazy to follow in the same steps knowing damn well what’ll happen. Addicts need rehab not enabling.
This is eye opening now...thnks for the vloggers shows that Canada n US r not a wealthy country anymore..is too dangerous they might stub u with no reasons in the street or in busses..due to legalization of drugs n homelessness...they luv to help other country but they can't give a home to their citizens...sad sad sad reality n they always portrait that is a better to live...most r moving OUT NOW IN this country,,not safe anymore...Asians countries r better now than in USA N CANADA...THNKS...
Increíble... difícil asimilar esa realidad...un país tan próspero que también tiene su lado oscuro...creo que muchas de esas personas en otro ambiente serían un poco diferentes, hay un aprovechamiento de lo que les dan y un extravío de sus horizontes, no tienen motivación personal, ni ganas de superarse, es lamentable...ver cómo desperdician su salud, juventud y recursos...
...no tienen motivación personal, ni ganas de superarse... Con eso lo dijiste casi todo. Algunos admiten estar en mala situación, otros lo niegan y otros no lo saben pues andan en una nube pero, lo que la gran mayoría de ellos no hace es hacerse responsable de sus actos y buscar encarrilarse con el resto de la sociedad.
Here's the thing though? As an American tourist having grown up in Las Vegas and living in Phoenix az. I still didn't think it was that bad here when I visited a year ago. You guys have time to fix your problems and (maybe my standards are just fucking low) I was blown away by how kind the city was. And the overall beauty of the town. That doesn't mean don't care by all means you guys have a nack for the details. Just don't be so hard on yourself
I'm shocked! I'm dreaming to be in Canada because they promote it as one of the best countries to live! And walla! This is unbelievable! Now I say, Dubai is way better than Canada! I'm still surprised! Really!
bahaha Dubai is better than Canada? you have lost common sense. Dubai is expensive as all fuck and doesn't have 1/10th of our infastructure. Plus half the projects are borderline pipe dreams. Balanced on the head of a needle I say. our issue is that the safe supply/harm reduction experiment has clearly failed and we now need to change it up. that money should be spent on the cities not just it's addicts.
I was the guy with the black dog that lived in victory square for 3 months back in 2016 . I didn’t know a soul in Vancouver at that time , I ended up homeless because I travelled all they way there for a job that didn’t pan out and left me homeless. It was both the worst and best time of my life . I met the most amazing people . I was never in any real danger , although I was right smack in the middle of it all , I managed to get myself off the streets . But my first night in Vancouver, was heart breaking to say the least . Never in my life did I see so many broken people I cried for two days straight. Asking the creator, what’s my purpose here . The answer was , I neede to lift up my broken family . And the only way I knew how was with my music , so I bought a guitar for 20 bucks of some guy selling stuff at the market and started playing . I didn’t play for money and if someone tried to give me money I would tell them I just need food . And I played every night in victory square. God bless all of you out there struggling . I’m here to say that not everyone homeless is an addict . I mean I slow my weed but that was it . But an addict I was not , am not and will not no matter how bad shit gets . I have been back in Alberta since 2017 and have been at the same job since then . Thank you Vancity I LOVE YOU ALL . Although I was homeless living in a tent , I was more at peace with myself then I ever was , up to that point in my life .. and yes I will be back but this time I won’t be homeless but I will be right there with and for you . God told me my job is to help the helpless . #iloveyouvancity
Godspeed, Shane!
Wow Shan well done 👍🏽 💪🏽💪🏽🙏🏼always be with god
I send you love from Tunisia my brother
So glad your doing well.
What a great story!!
Life is certainly not for the weak.
Moved out of Vancouver after 20 years living there. One of things I notice most about my new town is that it does not smell like piss.
where did you move
@@blairratner4759 I think he meant Juneau 😂
I guess you didn’t move to Kamloops, wow its bad there!
I lived in Vancouver in the 1990s and absolutely hated it. Thank God that I got out.
@@underscr0e how bad there? Break ins? Thefts? Homeless ppl? High unemployment? I think Canada has no soul left. Politicians must be fg happy.
Holy moly I have never seen so many living on the street, there is something wrong with our country for this city to be like this. Unbelievable! Thank you for sharing a real eye opener.
within the year the ELDERLY will be out there too
Soft on crime, government supplied drugs, hug the thug policy is to blame.
@@sktoh4469 I’m no right winger. But extreme left wing policies have ruined some of the nicest cities.
@@richardramfire3971 You are 100% correct. People need to open their eyes and not rely on the leftwing MSM for their news.
I was shocked when I recently visited there ... heartbreaking
Just had to open up another tab on the browser and have Everybody loves the sunshine playing while watching this. Thanks.
Very interesting views of Vancouver city and its habitants.
I am from India, I was in Vancouver at 1990 for one month. At that time i had not seen any homeless people on the streets.
It is very sad picture of this city.
Greenspan, Bernanke and the Chinese put them all there. Stephen Poloz also did his part to put them all there.
@@parkerbohnn So it is not the government you voted for?
Was in Seattle in 2003 , was great . And now , too many Tents .
@parkerbohnn you shoukd blame your bad dirty karma instead of the chinese....
I heard about the homeless camps in Vancouver, but I didn't think its this bad, thanks for sharing.
Yes, there are bad. I work nearby.
Stay safe out there Lisa.
It would be very bad I heard San Francisco is worse when it comes to homeless yet that whole city has gone down hill
Many of the so called "Homeless" are from eastern canada, the weather is better in Vanc. And ....easy money is readily avaikable ! It' just awfull !
Mayor must be proud…..
In 1986 I got out of a 2week cold turkey detox in Chicago. I got on a Greyhound Bus and went to Seattle. I lived 10 wonderful years there. And now I see it especially the downtown area and I am sad. It was a great place and safe. So sad. I pray for the city.
The Chinese will destroy Seattle jus like they destroyed Vancouver. The empty home tax April 20th 2017 sent all the Chinese money to Seattle from Vancouver ... blame our politicians.
Had absolutely no idea that Vancouver had these problems... very eye opening
because our Mayor is a dud.. he does zero things
We were there in 2006 and I was so upset back then 😮💨
@@faygallagher8425 been like that since 1975 when we came but it has gotten out of control.. bring back Whistling Bernie Smith the beat cop and Lee Kwan Yew from the dead!
Me too… eye opening 😲
Vancouver is fast catching up with Seattle
at least you can actually make money in Seattle
Given all free money to the so call refugees
The Chinese made all the white people homeless in both cities, Our politicians tried to kill the housing market in Vancouver April 20th 2017 then the Chinese money went from Vancouver to Seattle. Wherever the Chinese go homelessness follows.
@@parkerbohnn How about blame it to your politicians and you are racist and why not take some responsibilities..
@@areebachewa8318 You just blamed the refugees hypocrite! He’s not wrong. It’s the rich people hiding their money in real estate and corruption in real estate. A lot of the buyers in Vancouver are Chinese companies or rich people.
Wow.. I'm stunned to see that Vancouver has these problems.
Why moderate weather Socialist govt
Soft on crime, government supplied drugs, hug the thug policy is to blame.
Realtestate coruption.
I have seen in LA California , but I never thought 💭 having like this in Vancouver Canada 🇨🇦
Bus them all to Shaughnessy and West Van and see how quick people start to care about this. For every person that thinks they’re rich cause their house price doubled, there is someone who has been kicked to the curb.
That's true on a global scale it's primarily what the world economic system is, exploitation of who can gain more over each other.
Love what you said, well spoken and very kind
They're drug addicts. Even when given free housing it gets destroyed and condemned within months. We need institutions for these people. With mental health services and rehab. You'd have yo force them to go. Either jail or a rehab facility. That's the only solution. Letting them rot in the streets is inhumane
It was my thought exactly, they would also be picked up by the police very fast. From what I can see here the only people tolerant enough to have these folks living in front of there building is obviously in China Town. That speaks volume.
Yes, cause the situation these people put themselves in are people from Shaughnessy and west Vancouver problem.
Я же вижу, что у города есть потенциал быть прекрасным, уютным. Его бы отмыть, подремотировать, благоустроить. Видеть, что с ним творят - очень грустно. И грустно смотреть на всех этих людей. Как же так? Ведь в Канаде высокий уровень жизни!? Люди самы выбирают так жить? Я в шоке(*Привет всем из Москвы)
Потенциал есть у всех. Но денег нет у всех. Этот город обречен. Быстро развился на торговле с Китаем. Торговля зачахла, фирмы закрылись. Переориентировать все на новое производство трудно, т.к. это же куча денег нужна для инвестиций. Лет на 20-30 в этот город соваться бессмысленно. Да и после 30 лет еще нужно смотреть. Детройт и за 50 лет не отмыли. Да и сколько Канаде осталось существовать? Королева умрет, начнут власть делить.
Япония и Южная Корея намного лучше чище безопасней и особо народ в политику мировую её увлекается просто работают в большинстве очень много работают
you should see the conditions your country subjects smaller nations to via military intervention (or bullying) insane to see criticism of my country posted in Cyrillic Script. Save your judgement for in your own home or level it towards your Rival in despicable action The U.S.A.
My country can afford to make these domestic mistakes in the short term, our democracy will correct this, but your countries actions will create generational hatreds that you will never be rid of. Anything my Country has ever done wrong, Russia has done one thousandfold.
They do infact choose to live like this. There's so many free programs for these people to get clean on taxpayer dollars, on top of that they get a little over $800 a month to aid them, which they choose to spend on their next drug fix, which is also taxpayer dollars. What bugs me is that people want us to do more for them, give them more money, but right now, they already make more that full time, minimum wage 9-5 worker.. it's absolutely ridiculous
@@AliceSinclair98 also what's ridiculous is that a large amount of our work force in this nation still qualifies for government assistance of the basis that the job doesn't pay them enough to properly live. You have to take into account that a lot of places straight up won't give you good hours or will just hire people for two and a half months then let them go.
Conceptualize a wal mart opening in your town, destroying many small businesses and taking away niches for sales and then additionally hiring the bare minimum people at the bare minimum hours. Does that seem like a good idea to you?
Lost a friend on those streets. He was a good guy but had his addiction. He was from Ontario and travelled to Vancouver to live on the streets. His sister tried to get him off the street but he refused. So many smart people in the word and still no answer to this problem.😢
Vancouver east Hastings street and Chinatown...informatif. Semangat dan semoga sukses menyertai🙏💪💗💗
I always avoid the “trends city” area, even by driving. it’s my first time to see what are actually there. 😮Thank you for sharing this.
Un dépotoir à ciel ouvert. Le Vancouver de mon enfance n'existe plus.
Not only in Vancouver. Even before the Plan d mic/ scam d mic. There were noticeable increase of street dwellers in Montreal.
Montréal is nowhere near the level of chaos of Vancouver
В России такого нет..
As a Filipino, my biggest dream is to see Canada and the US, but with the advent of technology, I think Ayala Makati, Ortigas Center, and BGC are enough for me to stay in the Philippines. There is another smart city being built in Luzon province: Clark Global City which proves many investors are willing to invest in creating local jobs.
Yeah, don't bother. It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.
One step into the wrong neighborhood may get you killed too, while the politicans, corporations & their media openly supports those criminals instead of the law-abiding public.
Philippines is much better to stay bro, nowadays things are not working right for the west
@@GalaxianGamer But why is it so? Canada is the dream country for many Asians like us. It's so sad to see this scenario on TH-cam. And with many telling me Canadians are one of the friendliest people in North America, I am personally torn upon seeing many street dwellers.
@@pauliejojo8241 my friend the why is a long story..... but yes we would love to see it back to normal
Coming soon to Vancouver Island. Thanks Vancouver!
Already here.
Обожаю смотреть такие кадры, прям хочется там путешествовать(
I’ve seen videos of homeless people in Los Angeles and Las Vegas but Vancouver I didn’t expect this. I’m from London uk I’ve not seen this here on our streets on this massive scale.
You are right . IN MY OPINION
New name for Vancouver is Dirtycouver
Soft on crime, government supplied drugs, hug the thug policy is to blame.
Vancouver has ALWAYS been worse than Portland. Where do you think they get the ideas?
If u r from London please visit Brixton, Streatham, stone Bridge Park and so many other areas at night, even police wouldn't dare to go at night
Hard to believe this film is two months ago. It's now November 2022 and look how much were just swirling around an open sewer now. I long for MY old Vsncouver
Thanks for keeping the audio and not tracking sentimental piano over the video. What’s the mayor’s thoughts on this?
“Raise taxes and do nothing “ Kennedy Stewart - Mayor of Vancouver
Vancouver is like the California of Canada and Toronto is the New York.
Fentynal arrives at the West Coast before it makes its way to Toronto or NY.
Vancouver is like Hongkong, Chinese from Hongkong have Canadian Citicenship, Hongkong Chines have British Passport.......Chines from Hongkong can do what they want in Vancouver. Original Candian Indian ,cant do what he want... without Money like Chinese....
Many broken people gathered in one place and this is what it looks like. More cities and more streets are becoming like this. Videos like this bring public awareness so that changes to stop the trend can happen.
thanks for the sharing, I think the government officials of City of Vancouver should see this video themselves
But they don't care. They really don't give a flying fig about the humans. It's all about lining their pockets with backroom greasy handshakes with "developers". It was always unequal, but Expo 86 really sealed the deal. Concord Pacific among other huge developers are calling the shots. City hall just sit by and allow it.
I’m shocked, I would never have thought about that misery on the streets of Vancouver. I feel sad and I hope people show solidarity towards those people in need. Thank you for sharing, greetings from Sweden
world politics; enemy power wins again and again. sad.
Yes, sadly it is😪😔😭😭😭 last July I traveled to Sweden, Norway and Denmark and I did not see ppl begging or living on the streets, I guess population is less there but also, your Government take better care of their citizens.👌 sadly in Vancouver is everywhere NOt just Hastings!! :((
@@valdiviana1 Sweden, Norway and Denmark were not targeted..... you should be happy for them. new world power wants more power and destroy old power. world will be in more turmoil. sad that they think it in that way.
Those who show pity & solidarity for them are taken advantage by them & will end up in the same position if they don't get their bleeding hearts under control.
They aren't needy, they are want-y. They want drugs & have sold their souls & destroyed their families & are now homeless.
If you see obvious people on busy streets holding up signs & begging, they are scammers, not truly homeless.
People who are actually homeless because of bad circumstances hide themselves away in shame & are actually hard to find.
The obvious ones are always scammers, just as they typically are in third world countries.
I been to Vancouver in the mid 90"s for a few days. Beautiful sunny day something else wish I had a chance to experience. Vancouver B.C I believe in you, for heeling will be even better then ever.
Welcome back
Beautiful scenery real free Canada
I used to walk through this are occasionally about 50 years ago. I don't ever recall there ever being a homeless situation at that time as is the case now. It just shows how much we've failed as a society over the decades to care for the most vulnerable among us.
my granny used to take me down to Army&Navy on Hastings and it was mostly staggering drunks back then. Most had rooms. Now its crazy drugs. My mom lived & died on those streets mid 80's.Spent a few days on Hastings few years ago searching for a friends daughter and was met by nothing but kindness esp from the Indigenous women camped in Oppenheimer. They have lost so many people.
I haven't been down to that area of Vancouver for a while. There never used to be tents all over the place but I guess these people have nowhere to go. They have shut down a lot of SRO's and encampments at the parks. They just keep trying to move these people away but it doesn't look like they are going anywhere. Everyone deserves to have a place to live. The rents have increased so much that I really think we are going to continue to see more homeless people. The rich are getting richer and more people will be displaced.
At least they can have some shelter from the heat. Thank goodness.
They just need to work. Lazy people. Life is tough to everyone and not easy. I wonder if rich and successful people flee Canadá, it will become like Venezuela.
Drogas
@@johannsteinberg6218 “they just need to work?” you are an extremely sheltered person.
Calling it a homeless issue is part of the problem. It's not - its a drug and mental illness issue. IF we can't call it what it is, then we cant solve it.
Very interesting views of Vancouver city
I have never seen something like this! I was expecting something else from this city ....Living in London I was interested to visit but once I have seen this video will never happen to Vancouver but maybe I will ghange my mind and go see
the natural landscapes!
Los Angeles - San Francisco - New York - Canada…
So sad .
Leftists!
Ashtabula, OH ....complete drug infested, crime ridden, and homeless town. PEOPLE, STOP BREEDING! NOT ALL BREEDERS ARE PARENTS!
Hello, thanks a lot for sharing this amazing videowalk. It is a pleasure to watch your Videos. Keep on going this good work. Many greetings from good old Vienna 🎡 🎩
I was recently in LA and saw the same thing. There are so many factors that cause homelessness. But, the one that sticks out most to me is the widening of the income gap.
No, the biggest reason is giving support for homeless. You will be surprised, but there is no homeless in Poland, Mexico, etc
BC has enough public housing, these people want to stay on the streets because the housing has rules like, getting treatment for your addiction etc. It's getting worse because the policing policy from the mayor has changed to supporting their bad habits.
rents going up and so is drug addiction.
@@ProTeslaVolt rent is insanely high too
@@D3UberD3 so what? If rent is expensive in SF, LA or any city - people can go to cheaper city. Somewhere in Taxes or something. Or to another country like Poland, it's developed better than States already and 5 times cheaper. And no homeless people.
Que cambio, cuando yo y mi esposo estuvimos en Vancouver no se veía así, se había indigentes, pero no estaba así, eso hace 20 años.
Cuando en 1998 estube en Vancouver, Hasting y el Eastside era igual o peor y fue asi desde 1990.
Meu Deus! Como eles fazem no inverno? Pelo que eu sei, o inverno no Canadá é muito rigoroso.
Saudações desde São Paulo, Brasil.
Las drogas no les dejan sentir el frío
Um ola de Caldas Novas Goias
@@Mss25842 ,mesmo assim e muito frio no inverno canadense
I feel pity for him as if there is no religion that binds the mind. God protect your children.
It’s Vancouver. The weather is mild there compared to the rest of Canada. Houses are really expensive too.
Thanks for sharing, wish all the homeless safe and warm!
Lived in Vancouver most of my life …. I simply avoid the ten blocks of one area ….
10 blocks? How about every park from trout lake to downtown.
Justin T's Canada ladies and gentlemen! I heard it was bad but this exceeded my expectations 10 fold! Wow, just wow!
He taught drama in Vancouver in his early 20s. He was into drugs and young students. Other teachers who worked with him say he had partties at his place and supplied drugs to his high school students. He's sick.
What has happened in Vancouver has been generations in the making. Nice try, but you can't blame Trudeau, or anyone else for it.
@@LisaMaryification Speaking of "Drama".....
Wow... !!! My best friend, Great... We liked and enjoyed to the end. Thanks Have a happy day!
Thank you for sharing a nice walking tour video with a nice view of the city. Like 1929.
I used to be homeless. Then I decided to get a job. Doing much better now. Sometimes all you need is a new mindset, if you keep believing you are a victim then you will never be able to rise above it.
Your mindset, needs a punch! I bet you were living on a friends couch, for a few weeks & had all the other provisions, to get you back on your feet, very easily. You didn't live in these kinds of conditions ever or you would have more compassion! Some of these people are disabled or injured with broken legs & some even work their regular job still, while they have no apt or house. Think before post ridiculous comments, next time! 😘
Good for u, a new mindset is what most of us need. We all have a niche to fill in this World and it's our duty to find it; whether through a job or volunteering. It takes a village to raise a village! 1💚
Hmmm mindset isnt all about, you need opportunity and action to make it realize
@@xSMOKExEMxALLx are you better qualified to judge?
So you were homeless and then decided you didn't want to be homeless so you magically transformed your circumstances to allow you to not be homeless? I'm sure that totally happened. Tell me, do you think that the people in this video want to be homeless?
I've never seen anything like East Hastings street and I'm from New York AND lived through the 80's!!
Nowhere in NYC looked like this, nowhere not even the South Bronx.
How does the Government allow this?
Seems like the words "Canada" or "Canadian" and "dream" don't belong in a single sentence anymore
The government went woke, now the city is going broke.
Go to Philadelphia much much worse
You are wrong. In the early 80's the South Bronx was depopulated and the housing stock was reduced to rubble.
I'm from Vancouver so I can shed some light on it. E. Hastings is a mix of mentally ill, addicts, runaways and homeless from colder parts of
Canada who came here because the weather isn't as harsh. It's got a mini economy as well. It's not dangerous in the way America is dangerous. I've walked through at 3 sometimes 4 in the morning and never felt like I was in danger.
I've even sat down and chatted with some of the street residents late at night over a beer or two. And yes, if you ask around you can definitely get your hands on whatever you're looking for..... drugs or sex. There's also community outreach and we built community gardens that the residents tend to themselves. You won't get that by just looking at the walking tour. Don't get me wrong though, for the street residents in the sex and drug trade, yes it can be downright dangerous for them.
It's a tough city from a housing standpoint because it's the only location in all of Canada with such a mild climate and ease of access to both the ocean and the mountains. Real estate is at a premium that's for sure.
And finally, there's a good portion of the homeless that prefer to live on the streets. I know it sounds ass backwards, but it's true. The responsibilities for rent, utilities, taxes... etc are facets of life that they simply don't want. And, believe it or not, alot of the street residents have their network of friends that they share close bonds with. So they won't leave the streets anyway.
Wow East Hastings looks like it has gotten MUCH worse. I had the misfortune of walking through this neighbourhood at midnight back in 2019.
OMG, this wasn't what I envisioned Canada to look like. Looks like a society starting to decay.
Looks like the US
It’s just one part of the city, calm down 🤣🤣
Y’all are so naïve there’s no such thing as a uptopia calm down
@@lewiss.3786 Not really
@Augusto Pinochet true, Chile and Uruguay are civilised
Welcome !!!!.Oh MY GOD !!!!!. This is Vancouver,?????. I can not believe it.
The situation is bad in India' they talk very great of Canada God have mercy on the homeless people'
Very relaxing
12:00 I can't believe that the Downtown became Homeless City.
the city is very clean, I'm happy to see this video, thank you
cap
LOL very clean? Did we watch the same video?
Powerful video. Thanks.
glad your showcasing the camps too
Can the garbagement help beautiful the tents and apply to UNESCO for cultural heritage preservation?
I LIKE WATCHING VIDEOS LIKE THIS THANK YOU FOR SHARING
The most sobering thing was the engine sound of that "tour" bus.
Yes it did not sound healthy, and who in their right mind would get on and off in such a neighbourhood. Insane.
Wow stay safe , brave walk
БЫЛО ИНТЕРЕСНО ! ЖАЛЬ, ЛЮДИ ВЫБРОШЕНЫ ИЗ НОРМАЛЬНОЙ ЖИЗНИ . А КАК ЖЕ ЗИМОЙ ?
I really enjoy theses walking tours, thanks.
Are you serious ? It’s really enjoyable walking tours??? Or you trying to be sarcastic ?
@@jillrusso8182, I understand you miss understood my meaning. Which is not being sarcastic: I'm saying i appreciate being able see things /images that I would more likely never see in person myself, . That's why I enjoy the walking tours.
Muito triste imaginar que a humanidade apesar todo desenvolvimento ainda não conseguiu resolver problemas relacionados às drogas ilícitas.
De São Paulo, Brasil.
Есть способ от братьев мусульман иначе никак Китай Саудовская Аравия смертная казнь
Conseguir? Vc quer dizer, eles NÃO querem resolver, já que drogas dão um lucro absurdo e garantido..
@@wallacesousuke1433
Tem razão, isso também é verdade.
Obrigado.
@@rishatbatalov
Obrigado 🙏
@@celsorostom2717 muito triste mas esse é o poder das drogas e usura humana :S
Vancouver es hermoso! Desgraciadamente llegó también el fentalino 1:30 ...
I can appreciate this video, really bad. Thank you for sharing!
the author of the channel has balls of steel to walk around such areas with a camera😃
God bless Canada ❤️
PM 💜 JT 🧡
Solidarity towards those people in need is a hard reality. Greetings from Perú, thx for sharing.
You gotta hand it to the mayor and NDP government for doing such a terrific job.
It's a bit more complicated than that, going back hundreds of years. This didn't happen overnight obviously
@@randyrandall8274 true but that just makes it more evident that the government didn’t do their job as this progressed
@@randyrandall8274 it kinda did happen overnight. The moment the city announced their policy change in this area, they all moved in overnight. It is 100% a result of political decisions.
I think the real unavoidable lesson of this is that safe supply and harm reduction as a method of tackling drug use and abuse has clearly failed as a tactic and needs to be removed and replaced.
@@joeywheeler3838 safesupply hasn’t even been rolled out yet
And harm reduction HAS worked
Rates of HIV and hep are way lower, overdoses prevented by supervised injection staff are lives saved
I’m alive and disease free today because I used supervised injection sites
I’m 1 year clean
Guess where I got help? Guess who got me into treatment ? Guess who gave me blankets and fed me when I was cold and hungry
Yea... insite staff...
Nice tour real life
Visited Vancouver for the very first time in the spring of 2022 to visit my daughter.I had a great visit and saw some of the beautiful sights of the city and the vast areas around it.I went by bus through that part of Vancouver and it was sad to see,but again, it seemed to be just a small portion of that vast city.There are many cultures and ways of living,sights and eateries to see in Vancouver and surrounding areas,and you have to see it all before you can judge it as a whole.I found it educational and beautiful and will go there again.I also biked Stanley Park and visited all the areas within,highly recommend it.
Beautiful, love it
As a vancouver local, Surprised you got away with filming for that long. The east hasting residents usually react quite aggressively to people who film.
DEAR LORD I pray for a long cold winter, coupled with the preaching of the Gospel
Fully watched to your Magnificent walking tour video captured, wonderful place
Why does the city allow them to put tents in the middle of the sidewalk? How narcissistic of the homeless and how weak of the city leadership. Wow!
Vancouver is now similar to LA Seattle and San Francisco
Veo que hay muchos asiaticos en Vancouver y está bien, me caen bien en agrado los asiaticos, en general son gente tranquila, en Colombia hay algunos asiáticos y son gente tranquila y calmada, y son respetuosos, esta bien!!
This is really heartbreaking to see, I hope Canadians get through this
Get through what? This has been like this since the 80s.
This is been out of control since Canada has Mr. Justin Trudeau as the PM with his clan in the "Liberal" government. We are loosing the basic elements of a healthy Society! No dignity, no family values, poor health care resources, untrusted Educational Programs!...It's sad!😢
@@bobSeigar lol not even
@@mhdab2416 Ok, newcomer.
Welcome to Chinada
No, d*ckhead. This sh*thole is in CANADA. And why it is near Chinatown? Because the F*cking city council always have soup kitchen near Chinatown to screw up them up. F*cking racist b*stard.
WTH are you talking about. This is an incompetence Canadian government's problems and democratically elected by the Canadian people, understand?
You can elect anyone but the result will be same ! electors only work for their votes and not for their country people !
I’m living in Vancouver here. Honestly Chinatown area is event more safer. The worst part is East Hastings and east Cordova street area. The person who took this video didn’t get further into the most dangerous area. And I’m so glad he didn’t go!!!
@@h.5283 i dont think so
I heard about the homeless camps in North America in general, but I didn’t think it’s this bad. It’s impossible to imagine something like this in Moscow. But thanks for sharing.
How cold in Moscow? For me imo impossible to survive cold climes there. Melbourne Australia here.
@@jasonwright9405 today +3 C. Average late autumn +5-10, winter -5-10, spring +10-15, summer 25-35 C.
It’s getting warmer last decades, hope one day it will be like Melbourne)
@@НиколайБакарди too cold for me. I’m sure lots of miserable sunless days there. Today 19c El Niño weather spoiled the mess this year. Lots of rain. Spring now. Late next month will be warm to hot 26 extreme heat can up to 42c for a few days. Four seasons in a day drives me nuts. Winter average 9-12c daytime. Evenings 0 to 9. In Brisbane Queensland has sub tropical climate left there last March. Long hot & humidity summers started now (longer than here) until April/May. Just two seasons. Glad 🙂 winter is over. They don’t have summer daylight savings. Here yes early October until April.
Russia is much poor country already
@@sid_thapa1320 really? That’s what I thought. I have no idea the whole reality there
Thanks for the video, safety first.
It's just horrific living down here. Poverty pimps get richer while the people keep dying.
Thank pur good friend Jean Swanson and her cronies, and all the gullible voters of Vancouver to help empower her to get away with it.
The government is the poverty pimp
@@redditor7548 tax evaders and corporations greed are the government tits best customer!
Must see video for new immigrants to Canada
Oh no
I never expected so many homeless on the street in , Vancouver
We had some guys left for BC to future better prospect but within couple of months came back but they never told the black side of it. Thanks for the clip
Calling it a homeless issue is part of the problem. It's not - its a drug and mental illness issue. IF we can't call it what it is, then we cant solve it.
It's important to understand that Vancouver has a large majority of homeless people compared to other provinces because frankly, it's the best place to be homeless (mild winters and summers and large open-air drug market.) Who wants to be homeless in Yukon or Winnipeg?
Has a startling resemblance to Kensington in Philly, unfortunately.
More like the Tenderloin in San Francisco. BC is also making the same mistake that San Francisco made with decriminalizing drugs. The decriminalization of drugs has caused a drug war and drug dealers to claim certain territory and sell their drugs and one of the District attorneys fought to get prisoners in jail for drug charges released from prison causing homeless to increase by 300% in San Francisco and make it much more violent because the drug users are also violent offenders. BC is crazy to follow in the same steps knowing damn well what’ll happen. Addicts need rehab not enabling.
@@Liberal_From_Prairies689 the politicians sell the chaos to the public under the guise of compassion and care, and the people fall for it
Kota yang sangat indah, kapan kapan saya bisa melihat ke kota tersebut untuk membuat video 🏠
This is eye opening now...thnks for the vloggers shows that Canada n US r not a wealthy country anymore..is too dangerous they might stub u with no reasons in the street or in busses..due to legalization of drugs n homelessness...they luv to help other country but they can't give a home to their citizens...sad sad sad reality n they always portrait that is a better to live...most r moving OUT NOW IN this country,,not safe anymore...Asians countries r better now than in USA N CANADA...THNKS...
grasias compadre, it just to be beatuful in the 90s, me da tristesa ver la Hasting asi tan mal.
Beautiful canada
Thanks for sharing!
Increíble... difícil asimilar esa realidad...un país tan próspero que también tiene su lado oscuro...creo que muchas de esas personas en otro ambiente serían un poco diferentes, hay un aprovechamiento de lo que les dan y un extravío de sus horizontes, no tienen motivación personal, ni ganas de superarse, es lamentable...ver cómo desperdician su salud, juventud y recursos...
...no tienen motivación personal, ni ganas de superarse... Con eso lo dijiste casi todo. Algunos admiten estar en mala situación, otros lo niegan y otros no lo saben pues andan en una nube pero, lo que la gran mayoría de ellos no hace es hacerse responsable de sus actos y buscar encarrilarse con el resto de la sociedad.
YOU VOTED FOR THIS! NOW LIVE IT!
Here's the thing though? As an American tourist having grown up in Las Vegas and living in Phoenix az. I still didn't think it was that bad here when I visited a year ago. You guys have time to fix your problems and (maybe my standards are just fucking low) I was blown away by how kind the city was. And the overall beauty of the town. That doesn't mean don't care by all means you guys have a nack for the details. Just don't be so hard on yourself
Nice language ......
This is the worst in Canada
Mind your business Cristian!
Kindly reminds you, there is this place called Kensington avenue in America.
I went to a Tim Horton’s,in Manchester,a couple of weeks ago,and very nice it was,too.🇬🇧
I'm shocked! I'm dreaming to be in Canada because they promote it as one of the best countries to live! And walla! This is unbelievable! Now I say, Dubai is way better than Canada! I'm still surprised! Really!
Alright let’s not compare a country with active slavery and labor exploitation to Canada
Yep don't come here it sucks
Shanghai is better than dubai
*voilá
😉
bahaha Dubai is better than Canada? you have lost common sense. Dubai is expensive as all fuck and doesn't have 1/10th of our infastructure. Plus half the projects are borderline pipe dreams. Balanced on the head of a needle I say.
our issue is that the safe supply/harm reduction experiment has clearly failed and we now need to change it up. that money should be spent on the cities not just it's addicts.
It would be nice to keep the place clean. Prayers 💕✌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
sad so many lost people :(
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