The causes of homelessness are many, but at the root of it is poverty, and a lack of affordable and supportive housing

That sounds obvious but consider for a moment that social assistance rates in this province haven’t gone up since 2007. A single “employable” person on welfare in B.C. gets $610 per month – $375 of which is a shelter allowance. What can a person living in Vancouver rent for $375 per month? The answer is nothing, certainly nothing fit for human habitation. You may think Vancouver’s insane pyramid-scheme of a real estate market has nothing to do with the guy huddled under a blanket in the doorway, but think again.  Read the rest of this article at The Globe and Mail…