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Homelessness Explodes In Canada As Rents, Housing Prices Soar (www.barrons.com)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Well for one no links to back up what they're saying.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Primarily. Also, they seem to be linking cannabis use with homelessness for some reason, and are surprised that diagnoses of mental illnesses are higher in a country where people have universal health care.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

they seem to be linking cannabis use with homelessness

It is linked to drug use. Turns out cannabis is a drug. Who'd a thunk it.

are surprised that diagnoses of mental illnesses are higher in a country where people have universal health care.

There is no surprise.

How on earth does one come up with this nonsense?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Fair enough.