Housing shortfall, costs and affordability

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https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news/water...a96d8.html

Cambridge city hall cancelled an event Tuesday and took extra security measures after a protest was planned near Civic Square.

“City staff implemented security procedures out of an abundance of caution relating to a planned demonstration near Civic Square,” said Alana Russell, the city’s director of communications, referring to the building’s glass corridor being covered with brown sheets, along with a high police and security presence in the area.

It turns out that the majority of Cambridge councillors, who are bona fide suburban misanthropes, see a group of 15 older mostly-women gathering at City Hall to protest their heartless anti-homeless policies as a violent uprising and call security!

Another protester, Barbara Harrington, highlighted the severity of the homelessness crisis in the area, mentioning the lack of resources to address it.

“There are 2,300 homeless people in the region. A few little beds here aren’t going to cut it. I know there are 13 encampments in Cambridge,” she said.

“We don’t belong to one charitable organization — many of us are just random volunteers helping out. But we’re tired of all the talk. Everybody says, ‘OK, we’re going to discuss this, we’re going to do that,’ but nobody actually takes action. Somebody needs to help these people. That’s what this is about.”

Reacting to the city’s decision to cancel the pop-up event and cover the glass corridor, Harrington found the response disproportionate.

“What do I think about the city being afraid of a few people? I think it’s funny, and I feel they obviously think they’re doing something wrong,” she said.

“If they feel they need to hide, they’re ashamed of what they’re doing. If they’re that afraid, then they obviously have a reason to feel that way. So maybe it’s time they change something.”

They even incompetently put up paper to cover the glass walkway to council chambers while they do their evil NIMBY acts sight unseen.