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Daphne Bramham: Sad story of homeless senior may help galvanize change

February 19th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized

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There are more bad guys than good ones in the tragic story of Fran Flann who was discharged from hospital and landed in a homeless shelter.

The fact that the 82-year-old ended up in such dire straits is both a systemic and a societal failure that can’t simply be swept away because a beneficent stranger is now paying her motel bill. It is also a cautionary tale for anyone who still believes that British Columbia’s social safety net isn’t tattered, if not torn.  Read the rest of this article at The Vancouver Sun…

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