Aaron is one of the few people Pierre Polivere would endorse as an MP even though he’d be against his party. Some politicians aren’t actually afraid of a strong opponent because what they really want is a better country and not a bigger paycheque.

Thank you Aaron for highlighting the problems that are escalating in Vancouver and Victoria! The ONLY addicts I know who have had a good success rate are those that were able to get professional help AND a good support system. NONE have ever said THOSE drugs the government supplied were a help in getting me into recovery! In fact the initial 'FREE' CERB money contributed to the death of my dear friend's son along with two others! We need more recovery centers, more support to help people get clean and LESS drugs on our streets. Kudos to Danielle Smith for seeing the light and DOING something about it!

Keep up the great work you are doing Aaron

Aaron, I appreciate your documentaries.

I honestly feel if they don’t call an election soon something crazy is going to happen to Trudeau or Singh. There is a lot of Canadians hurting and the politicians are totally missing the average Canadian’s pain.

I've been following Aaron Gunn for awhile and continue to encourage others to follow him as well. This is the first time I have heard of Coastal Front and I can see that this too is a channel to follow. Thank you to the host for your humane approach and your skill at drawing out the best of Aaron. I wish you both continued success.

Socialism & liberalism is a gift that keeps on giving.

Thanks Erin for speaking out about this issue

Aaron Gunn for Prime Minister! Intelligent, common sense, critical thinking ability and real. No pretensions. He is what this country needs to change the direction in which are going. PP and Aaron would be amazing!

How can ANY Politician see this and not dive into this. OMG

Truth is what our society needs. Thanks, Aaron, for our work.

I was born and raised on the west coast... we left in 95 and I am so thankful.... we now live in a beautiful place in the middle of the country and we as a community are prepared to keep this bullshit out of our neighborhoods... How this can be allowed to happen and continue to happen in all of our cities is unbelievable... this is not a housing problem this is a drug problem and a government policy problem and needs to be fixed immediately.... we need our cities to not only refund the police but increase law enforcement budgets and give the police the power back to arrest these people, we need our laws to make sense again... we need the judges to put these people behind bars for longer periods of time... Stop the bullshit!! We all want our beautiful cities back .

When the world is too big for their own good, with a billion of captains on a ship, tbere is no way, a problem can ever be solved

I fell in love with Vancouver when I was 18 in 1986, and regardless of where I was or what I was doing over the years the wind always pushed me back there. Last year I left and I'll never go back, it's a full-fledged balls-out shit show now, it's impossible to live there...which is really sad when you consider it used to be a laid back port town with lots of music and the most gorgeous scenery in North America...it was Canada's jewel, now it's a dump.

The alcohol pandemic is HUGE too

Why is "Vancouver dying" look no further than the world economic forum, whose slogan is "you will own nothing, and be happy" Who was part of the world economic forum? Look no further than former Mayor Gregor Robertson. Is the current mayor? Who knows. But there are individuals that work for the city of Vancouver that are responsible for planning for it's future that are also part of the world economic forum.

Aaron, I love your Documentary on the West Coast commercial fishing industry My family has a history in this industry for 4 decades, and I want to put my 2 cents in. Vancouver is dying a long slow death.

Rental health issues. That’s only a small fraction of the number of units created through the government’s supportive housing fund. The vast majority of people who could benefit from complex care housing, with access to addiction and mental health supports, will not get in. Julian Sommers, the researcher interviewed several times in the film, is often cited incorrectly by people who don’t want to have addicted people or people with acute mental illness living in their neighborhoods. Sommers is a brilliant man - I’ve met him. His research states that people are able to be their most well selves when they’re meaningfully integrated into community, with genuine access to the supports they need to live. And I agree with that wholeheartedly - people need to be in safe, comfortable homes, with accessible health care, accessible recreation, welcoming places to meet and spend time with friends, and meaningful ways to contribute to society and have a sense of accomplishment. There are several things happening concurrently that I think are making the situation complex. Yes, ideologues and out-of-touch academics started pushing a kind of libertarian approach to drugs; at the exact same time, though, we saw access to housing, health care, social services, childcare, and all forms of education become more and more out of reach for everyone except the very most privileged, and we can’t stop talking about that part of the equation. If this documentarian had spoken to anyone who provides a social service like housing or childcare (not just policing), they’d find that what has changed the most is the sheer demand for support as quality of life degrades for 99% of residents here."

Shocking!!!

lauren southerns was good too. the homeless industrial complex

Why can't Amnesty not charge Provincial Government British Columbia, Camada with the miss treatment of miss treatment of humans?

Happening in London Ontario 😢

It's just like here in the America.

granville street is a chit hole

I have an idea that would decrease addiction numbers guaranteed. Step one, if someone is using or high in public, arrest them. Take them to jail for 14 days with no drugs. Step 2 release them without charges. The day of release explain the destruction of addiction and recovery options. The pain of withdrawal motivates addicts to think about alternatives. You would see reductions within months.

IF I WAS HOMELESS I WOULD USE DRUGS TOO BECAUSE I WOULD BE DEPRESSED AND FEEL HOPELESS,

there is a lot of one party blaming the other for the failing programs, but at the end of the day, its all about choice, the programs our government creates, also assumes that most of those clients are capable of rational decision making, and genuinely want sobriety, housing and jobs, but they do not take into account how incredibly toxic the drugs are. Until now All the programs created for street people are voluntary and a few do cooperate but unfortunately most others don't and they will find a way to abuse the services, like the new safe supply program, most addict's will trade away their free medication to street dealers for fentanyl, So indeed we need more recovery centers but similar to the ones in the private sector, no more of dirty S.R.Os handing out needles and more that help no one...

Curious to know the eviction statistics from City of Vancouver operated and managed low income buildings. I wouldn't be surprised if the amount is allot, having heard that people have been evicted from these City of Vancouver managed buildings for next to NO reasons, over some arbitrary policy violation.

(MATTHEW 25;35) FOR I WAS HUNGRY YOU GAVE ME SOMETHING TO EAT, I WAS THIRSTY YOU GAVE ME SOMETHING TO DRINK, I WAS A STRANGER YOU INVITED ME IN (Refugees, Migrants, Homeless) I needed clothes you clothed me, I was sick you looked after me, WHATEVER YOU DID FOR ONE OF THE LEAST OF THESE BROTHERS OF MINE YOU DID FOR ME.😢🙏

What are they doing. People are dying on streets right in front of people.

homelessness is a big problem - as if some of these people even have a choice - and then drugs is another thing - the government isnt helping with these problems - look at how many people are using food banks nowadays - I have always worked and I em now struggling to even eat let alone pay for rent - I just pray people open their eyes and we make those changes not only for some - but for all people - cause them homeless people werent always that way n the addicts as well ( some addicts sure) immigrants have more benefits then OUR OWN PEOPLE ( CANDIANS) - we need more treatment options

The problem is not drugs, crime or the economy. It is the godlessness of people in power.

Where the f**k I live man

Vancouver is dying and a number of what once was the most beautiful cities in the U.S. This is a war! What's needed is warriors. Strong ethetical warriors!

WALMART, TARGET, SAFEWAY CUT HOURS SO MANAGEMENT CAN GET A HUGE BONUS, and then no one can pay their rent. you cannot get a 2nd job, you have to work their schedule

START BUILDING SECTION 8 PUBLIC HUD HOUSING, the RENT IS TOO HIGH IN VANCOUVER, B.C.

Homeless started in California, Portland, Oregon, Seattle, Wash, and now Vancouver, WASH, STOP RAISING THE RENT SO MUCH. start building low income housing.

Vancouver's dying because not enough. People phone 311 and complain to the city. I had to make up for it. Because I was in the worst neighborhood and still am and I haven't stopped ever calling 311. Eventually, it'll work, but always record record record like my KZfaq channel so that you can prove you live in. A s*** show and Vancouver is died. So I've been basically for a couple of years now. Been recessitating my neighborhood with the constant 311 calls and non-emergency calls and emergency calls. In fact, they know who I am now they call me. Debbie before I tell them my name. So there that's what you got to do folks😮

THE POLITICAL PEOPLE ARE DOING NOTHING.

Jo

All the decades and there figuring this out now WHY WHY WHY😮

HOMELESSNESS CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE.

I think that none of our political parties are true to their original platforms, Liberals and NDP too far left Conservatives too far right. I no longer vote by party but try to determine the worth of the individuals. I would vote for Aaron Gunn,

Why dosent he run for a conservative party. Even the Liberals changed their name to distance themselves from Trudeau.

Ask every person in this country to give $10. Put the money towards treatment centers.

One word Trudeau

Pierre is not the answer js

I can tell he is too honest to be a politician. Also, he lacks charisma. Good luck though.

a conservative running a left wing party? no wonder voters are so confused. Sad that Gunn is running liberal. i will not vote for him now. :/

I was interested until I learned he’s now a Liberal. 😡

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No more Chinese laundry

Wow negative content gets views???? So shocking

Omg this has 0 to do with anyone policies this has to do with a person who decided to transition and was not forced. Give me a break

Vancouver is not dying. Only the poor in Vancouver are dying.

Propaganda don’t listen to this nonsense. Vancouver is an amazing city is people are trying to divide us and pull out some of them American style politics where we focus on the people that are not having a good experience and crank up the volume so that it’s all we talk about and always see or hear city has incredible social planning beautiful parks wonderful people great businesses I’ve lived there almost all my life in the downtown Eastside alongside these artists and people who live outdoors not to take away from their juicy content whoring but if you just focus on the negative, you’re going to see more of

🇨🇦 ✏️ Description: “Fresh off his hit new documentary “Vancouver is Dying,” host Aaron Gunn gives us the behind-the-scenes look of the film and how his views evolved while exploring the surge in violent crime, homelessness and drug addiction in the heart of Vancouver.” Aaron is an independent journalist and filmmaker hailing from Victoria, BC. He is an advocate for taxpayers and wants to bring common sense back to BC and Canada.”

granville street is a chit hole