[homeles_ot-l] SCAN legislation FW: Feb 5 for agencies - AttachedImage

Mon Jan 12 15:16:12 EST 2009

First of all, we will be addressing the issues around some of those problem
properties and some strategies that have been successful and have had better
long term results than legislation which Crime Prevention Ottawa has
acknowledged will only kick the problem from one community to the next.  It
is for these reasons we hope agencies will register for this session to
raise questions and concerns.

Rob

On 1/12/09, M Laplante <laplante at res.ca> wrote:
>
> Rob, Nancy,
>
> I wouldn't mind hearing this offline discussion or keeping it online.
> If the legislation seems to target the most vulnerable, then how can
> we constructively suggest changes to the legislation?  That is to say
> how do we allow landlords to evict drug dealers and others who make
> the life of neighbours miserable, without denying housing to people
> with mental health issues?  For the people living next door with
> absentee landlords, problem properties take a heavy toll on
> communities.
>
> I personally am a fan of Housing First approaches where case
> management and property management are completely separated, and this
> would be less of an issue.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Rob MacDonald <robm at housinghelp.on.ca>
> wrote:
> > Hi, Nancy,
> > I would be pleased to continue this discussion with you off-line, however
> > suffice it to say, the proposed SCAN legislation would be a huge step
> > backwards for those of us who work in the field of homelessness.  The
> > legislation would allow people to be evicted without a hearing and it
> > targets the most vulnerable people in our society, including people with
> > mental health issues, addictions and alcoholism.  The legislation will
> cause
> > more homelessness in our community while not addressing the root causes
> of
> > these marginalized populations.  There are provisions in the current
> > legislation (Residential Tenancies Act) that allow a landlord to evict a
> > tenant in less than ten days for the types of activities SCAN purports to
> > address, without a loss of civil liberties.  Although crime rates are
> > declining, this legislation preys on the fears of  our community and
> offers
> > a costly, ineffective solution that will do nothing more than shunt the
> > problem from one part of the neighbourhood over to the next.
> >
> > Rob MacDonald
> >
> > On 1/12/09, Worsfold, Nancy <Nancy.Worsfold at ottawa.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >> I think that there are two sides to this story.  The people most
> >> victimized by the safety issues that Safer Communities and Neighbourhood
> >> legislation seeks to address are poor and vulnerable tenants living in
> >> buildings with are terrorized by drug dealers.  Could you please send
> this
> >> out too?
> >> Nancy
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: homeles_ot-l-bounces at list.web.net
> >> [mailto:homeles_ot-l-bounces at list.web.net]On Behalf Of Lynne Browne
> >> Sent: January 09, 2009 3:52 PM
> >> To: listserv
> >> Subject: [homeles_ot-l] SCAN legislation FW: Feb 5 for agencies -
> >> AttachedImage
> >>
> >> FYI…poster below and attached.
> >>
> >> Lynne Browne
> >>
> >> Coordinator
> >>
> >> Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH)
> >>
> >> 147 Besserer Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6A7
> >>
> >> 613-241-7913, ext. 205
> >>
> >> lbrowne at ysb.on.ca
> >>
> >> www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >>
> >> From: Rob MacDonald [mailto:robm at housinghelp.on.ca]
> >> Sent: January 9, 2009 3:26 PM
> >> To: Lynne Browne
> >> Subject: Fwd: FW: Attached Image
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi, Lynne,
> >> Could you please post this on the list serve?
> >>
> >> Attached are two posters for the upcoming information session on the
> Safer
> >> Communities and Neighbourhoods Act (Bill 106) on February 5th, 2009
> >>
> >> This proposed legislation will allow tenants to be evicted without a
> >> proper hearing and will allow rental properties to be shut down.  The
> >> legislation will have a significant impact in contributing towards
> >> homelessness and  the loss of affordable housing in our community.  This
> >> session is for community agencies who want to know more about the impact
> >> this legislation will have on their clients and agencies.   Details are
> >> attached for information and registration. (Note: both the French and
> >> English poster are on the same attachment).
> >>
> >> Rob MacDonald,
> >>
> >> "Warriors, warriors we call ourselves.  We fight for
> >> splendid virtue, for high endeavour, for sublime wisdom,
> >> therefore we call ourselves warriors."
> >> Aunguttara Nikaya
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> > Rob MacDonald,
> >
> > "Warriors, warriors we call ourselves.  We fight for
> > splendid virtue, for high endeavour, for sublime wisdom,
> > therefore we call ourselves warriors."
> > Aunguttara Nikaya
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-- 
Rob MacDonald,

"Warriors, warriors we call ourselves.  We fight for
splendid virtue, for high endeavour, for sublime wisdom,
therefore we call ourselves warriors."
Aunguttara Nikaya
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