Homeless Man Says, "NO MORE EXCUSES, CANADA!" | LIFE OUTSIDE #1 

Love you. Let's grab a coffee soon.

Homeless since 1994, 17 years already. It is very hard almost impossible for homeless people standing again on their own feet without the aiding on introduce jobs. But the hardest part is people's laziness. In old era China there was a saying, If you have been homeless for 3 years, You don't even want to be a Government officer, LOL. Homeless (being a bum) beside of torture you, it also give you some freedom others do not have

Judgement is something that we must heal. I was homeless at one point in my life. To say that one is lazy, is judgement. Everyone has unique challenges to overcome. We the people help with a hand up, not a hand out. Helping each other rise

@@ChristineJGold How did you got out of street life? Some one helped you or you stand back to the feet only rely on yourself?Feels good to hear this and good for ya.

@@ChristineJGold One thing is for sure, they need aid not just food or something, they can be useful people just like most others, they should had been aid on introduce jobs that they can do. Give 'em fish or give 'em fishing net? think about it.

@@user-yo1pz2qu2b yes I had help, finding a home is key to securing a job and finding stability to heal all area of life... 360 degrees. I now help others in the same situation by donating money, my time etc

Ask away!

It's difficult for sure... I believe in safer supply and not stigmatizing people who use drugs. In my opinion it's a health care issue, not a criminal issue.

he says in the interview that he's relapsed on drugs, he's disabled and he likely has no employable skills. it's definitely complicated.

so you should be given a house , a place to stay . Do something about it and stop expecting shit for free .

who said he knew his partner's presence was going to make him homeless?

Your not making any sense, step back and think about what you are going to say when replying instead of just armchairing the situation

It's not hard to tell when someone's presence in your life is going to help direct you towards the positive or the negative. Cuz you look at the end results. It's not loving to just let someone continue to destroy their life, and then turn around let them destroy yours too. In the name of love? No. In the name of codependency . The only people I'm not making sense to are those who don't want to acknowledge the truth and wanting to hide in their denial. It's obvious. I've suffered the same way. The only difference with me is I pulled my head out of my ass of denial and stopped letting these kind of destructive people in my life to make me lose my place among other things... Bottom line, people who are homeless and dysfunctional will make you like them, they drag others down with them most of the time because of the shit spin their life is in if u let them get too close, and I would know because I've been homeless as well, this is lived experience talking... You need to have boundaries to protect yourself. Sure help people , but have firm boundaries when you do, so your safe space is not compromised... there's nothing wrong with that1

This person is on disability. He did work the first few months of being homeless, but he couldn’t sustain it living outside. He also worked in the temporary encampment where he ended up after being flooded out of Central Park. And housing is never “free” - $375 comes off their disability (PWD) payments. That’s the standard housing rate for people on assistance or PWD in BC.

@@MindFuelFilms stop making excuses the guy is on disability for being a drug addict . I know all these people personally stop making excuses for them . That is the problem is advocates like you making it easy for addicts to use .