Shane Simpson is a former BC NDP social development minister who grew up in a flourishing Downtown Eastside.

Today’s reality is very different, he writes, due to a street entrenched population and a poison drug supply.

Here’s how to change it.

Published Monday, April 17, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/04/17/Better-Future-For-Downtown-Eastside/

Shane Simpson is a former BC NDP social development minister who grew up in a flourishing Downtown Eastside. Today’s reality is very different, he writes, due to a street entrenched population and a poison drug supply. Here’s how to change it. Published Monday, April 17, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/04/17/Better-Future-For-Downtown-Eastside/

A Better Future Is Possible for the Downtown Eastside

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