[news] Olympic Cities Punish Poor

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news feed]

A University of Toronto sociologist claimed in an academic paper that poor people suffer greater housing shortages and lose their civil liberties in cities that host the Olympics...Recently, Vancouver business officials have been clamouring for more measures to address “aggressive” panhandling, even though this is already outlawed under the provincial Safe Streets Act. “Big business stands to gain the most from the Olympics, and the most disadvantaged members of the community stand to lose the most..."

  


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