Thank you for this. I hope some cities Stateside go with these models as well!
@creedstat Says:
Im sure this has nothing to do with migration policies we canadians dont want to live in tents
@shelleya6801 Says:
Bravo men! Such positive news. I hope your vision is successful and spreads in every town and city... we need direction in this dismal time! It will be a pleasure to see the difference!
@richardrichard9785 Says:
It's housing costs, inflation, drugs and immigration. Don't let them fool you
@user-vd2gu7ez6q Says:
Hope for the people of Canada. Common Sense Conservatives . More leaders AB Premier!
@faithkoopman5655 Says:
My breath of fresh air
@faithkoopman5655 Says:
What stops all the other provinces of putting their homeless on the buses and shipping them to Alberta now then
@faithkoopman5655 Says:
Back in the 50s and 60s even the 70s we had psychiatric hospitals and the government shut them all down because they didn’t want to pay union wages to the workers so they thought it would be cheaper to put them in little houses closed down the institution and now they’re all on the streets
@user-ph7zx7jz5z Says:
Jason for a Prime minister also!!!
@teemoerich7442 Says:
Do people know that the government (???) closed Alberta Hospital and many of the patients were sent out into the city . Alberta Hospital was a mental and forensic and old folks home hospital. Check out the Alberta Hospital history . I used to work there in 1990 and it is Mostly closed now. Where did these people go for social services?
@nickpelentsov9229 Says:
Encampments were rolling about 2014, then trudeau got in..BANG OVERNIGHT..TOTAL CHAOS..HE DID THIS
@PaperGrape Says:
Excellent
@andrapearin7648 Says:
If you come from an area where it can be 50 below in Winter, Vancouver is paradise and a lot of Albertans are choosing to live here, drugged but warm so consider that in your railing against the Left Coast.
@Fogo234 Says:
Sorry MR JP. I usually love your videos I think you need to hire a research analyst . I would take what JN says with a grain of salt. Do you know this was around Xmas in freezing weather. Where did people turn up in emerg rooms ? What happened to their meds ? I would appreciate you or your research analyst to research these statements by those who disagree with Mr JN And or have an another viewpoint on this you always encourage truth and speaking out truthfully. Yet it is gotten so bad here that people are afraid to say anything that differs I am a disabled senior CFS. Chronic fatigue syndrome and bipolar with a disabled husband turned 70 w Parkinson’s and FLD. and I am afraid for the first time in our lives to say anything that would piss someone off. And it did happen at a department store to me So I expect to be crucified in the comment section. And to those who will say oh she’s mentally ill old witch I did not become ill until I was 45 w mental illness which is another story and I have worked all my professional life as an RN in alberta rural and in Edmonton either on the floor or teaching and I have never thought I see the day when albertans cannot have a rational conversation. Gullible. I feel you have been gullible I hope you will follow up on and go deeper. On this. this Tent city issue Thank you for all your videos I appreciate the time it must take to do these. I don’t always agree with you but I learn lots from you and admire you very much
@007prerry Says:
Wow, Mr. Peterson you have out done yourself with this one. Excellent Job, Excellent.
@tuyyo1946 Says:
There’s one thing I don’t understand or comprehend: if people hears, sees, knows about the consequences of using drugs; why do people uses them? I think the excuse of “coping” with any issues is not valid; there are other healthy way to deal with problems and avoid becoming a burden for their city and citizens, draining resources that can be used in more constructive ways.
@625098evan Says:
hey if the Canadians can get their heads screwed on straight then there is hope for us American's. thats an arogant thing for us to call arouseleves. we all live in America. Actually, we all live in Nroth America together. U.S.A. citizens... USAyans... USAers... we need a better term.
@nathanielarocho4327 Says:
Hey Dr. Peterson, I survived the streets of Kensington Philadelphia. I've been sober over 2 years now.
@marktaylor747 Says:
Harm Reduction is a FAILED ideology - say it. Stop calling it a compassionate approach, must end the idea that giving needles, testing drugs for purity and wish people will ask for help is NOT working in Portugal and Amsterdam.
@marktaylor747 Says:
Missed the BIG point that this started recently with the gateway drug, Cannabis. Homelessness, crime, drug addiction started with Cannabis, fentanyl came later after the cannabis dose got too high due to tolerance. MUST REMOVE CANNABIS - otherwise they will pick another drug ....
@bridgetstirling6017 Says:
We need to go way further up stream.
@twas4kids Says:
Need to discuss the importance of allowing a gateway drug, cannabis, lose on society.
Claiming alcohol is worse is sadly misguided and is exactly what the marijuana industry loves.
Addiction rates are higher in teens with high potency cannabis along with major life long brain damage done to those teens - ignored in this interview.
@twas4kids Says:
Trudeau placed legal smoked marijuana products in the homes of Canadian children. He through legalization allowed for adult modeling of drug use. He and his government down played the risks associated with use including the science that establishes THC as a gateway drug. It is highly probable that all these poor souls lost to addiction started with marijuana.
@twas4kids Says:
Ben Shapiro, Douglas Murray and others are all on the drug crisis. Time for a real approach. Let us show some compassion and help the fallen.
@randycliff4045 Says:
The leadership (so called) in British Columbia is so frustrating. In addition, Vancouver constantly arriving at decisions with the pretense that those choices only impact their own city, but that's not true. I believe there is still a majority of citizens who declares themselves to be traditional families, yet they are the powerless majority, this a limited declaration stating, "at least we aren't in Ontario". So many are moving to Alberta, but I'm prayerful that B.C. will see the guidepost which is the lighthouse called Alberta.
@lawrencehalpin6611 Says:
Thank you gentlemen for informing us about the camps in Alberta. I thank God that we in Alberta are doing something about drugs and lgbq. Our children and grandchildren's live will be saved by what you are doing. God bless yous.
@dianaboughner7977 Says:
❤a wonderful interview and definitely compassionate and common sense solutions to this tent city hell❤
@allanrathgeber4311 Says:
Thank you for this insightful interview. As a retired outreach worker and mental health support training, I saw first hand that the only pathway to recovery is to build hope. I wish that I was still working at Boylestreet and helping this process under MLA Mr. Nixon.;
@InnerBeing75 Says:
Substance abuse treatment facilities supported by the government in Alberta are not meeting expectations. Only 6% of addicts recover using the current treatment methods. Clearly, we need to explore alternative therapies.
The Recovery, Addiction, and Homelessness sector appears to be more concerned with financial gain than with assisting those in need. Information is frequently exaggerated to support the narrative and secure billions of dollars in taxpayer funding for expansion. Why is the problem getting worse at every step?
Transparent Government or drained taxation.
@InnerBeing75 Says:
TRULY INSPIRED!
@LaneHadway127 Says:
The British flooded China with opium last century, and now China is flooding North America with fentanyl.
@DaniellaJoyFitness Says:
13:35 - Tent Cities are not safe (public space being taking, Lethbridge needles everywhere) they are using these tent cities to take drugs
15:59 - 19:59 - what’s going on in these tent cities - gangs, prostitution and etc
27:45 - Portugal did decriminalization
29:45 - Palliative care for drug addicts
@DaniellaJoyFitness Says:
14:00
@JayTalksinjury Says:
Live in Edmonton and just picked a 24 year old passed out on my lawn march 27 and had family come get him . Fentanyl is everywhere here and month before that i found a hipsack with about 10 used needles and several pieces of Tinfoil which again was Fentanyl i assume and tossed it in the garage bin where unaccesable , as was on ground next to fence where kids were walking by.
I just said it today to an older lady , " They say it takes a village to raise a child . Currently, that child is in a tent , on a sidewalk doing drugs so hard we call it a Poisoning !"
What happened to the Village ? and Whom is making money 💰 from all this !.... 😢
@akashaofthenile6077 Says:
In Ontario it appears to be getting worse and worse,,, Ontario needs to follow Alberta's lead
@akashaofthenile6077 Says:
I believe the correct term is Trudeau/singh towns
@hydrobolix3365 Says:
Years ending in 4 and 0 are some of the faster kids.
1994 to 2002 = 2nd grade
2002 to 2012 [Gen Z end] =18->college
@janicechapman6319 Says:
Thankyou for this interview with Minuster Nixon. We should be hearing this from our news services, but sadly they have either been bought or care to totally abdicate any responsibility to citizens
No wonder they are failing with readership.
@danabrinkerhoff3825 Says:
Have mercy on us in BC
@user-fb5wp9pb7s Says:
From BC. Been sober from 22 months. With no help from BC government except jail. I sobered up in jail and with the help, love, and support of my family I stayed that way. Used to shoot speed and down for 25 years. So it is possible. Way to go Alberta. You don’t want to go way of BC. I am ashamed of my province’s homeless, drug problem and lack of help. When I used drugs I felt like I was being supported to die. I lived in supported housing. I lived on the street. Now I live in my own house that my mom got for me I can afford on my disability. I volunteer 4 days a week in a Thriftstore. With help people like me can be an asset to society instead of liability.
@useraam Says:
Pareto distributions are decribed by the square root of the total population doing a majority of whatever contribution. You'd have a separate distribution for value generation (farming, construction) and value consumption (welfare, crime).
Psycopaths make up ~0.1% of the total population everywhere..
The square root of 100 is 10 or 10%..
10,000 is 100 or 1%
1million is 1000 or .1%
Hypothesis: any localized population of 1million or greater has reached a critical mass where there's enough psycopaths to dominate the rest of the population
@SnafuAlCanadianNomadLife Says:
FINALLY! A government with balls!
@edytatehrani3934 Says:
I was horrified when I saw the number of homeless, mentally ill, addicted and uncared for people in the streets in Canada. I came here from Poland, so that my Canadian husband would not have to deal with language barrier in Poland. I was shocked at how backwards Canada is in how it deals with these people. My grandmother was a psychiatric nurse, so I grew up near the complex for mentally ill where they were housed, medicated, and cared for. There are no tent cities in Poland. I often have to explain to my Canadian friends that downtown areas in Poland are not dirty and dangerous places like they are in Canada. 😮
@Mohankeneh Says:
As an edmontonian, this is great to hear. Always hear from the loud lefties about the homeless issue, I’m hopeful for smiths approach to dealing with the homeless. Hopefully it helps reverse this exponential rise in drug/homelessness
@grandmaG67 Says:
This is one of the most interesting conversations I've heard so far. Alberta is on the forefront of success as far as I can see. I'm glad we moved from bc to Alberta.
@conroybogle3713 Says:
Resilience.
@djsandvig1 Says:
This situation has effectively destroyed some of my favorite cities: I once lived in San Francisco ,my son lives in Portland and my brother lives in Seattle……all mere skeletons of a once vibrant, joyful , liberal , creative and relatively safe cities.
@mikebrisebois Says:
I really like this guy. He’s a straight shooter and an honest politician. A very easy person to talk to and listen to.
@chomperthefirst533 Says:
Thank God for Jason Nixon. He has the experience and background most needed for his position as “Minister for Seniors and Social services in Alberta.” He has lived in homeless shelters and had relationships I assume with people there. He would see people living there as valuable, and their lives as sacred. Just a note, I think homelessness is not a housing problem, it is a belonging problem. Another thing to think about though, is if you had no where to lay down or go to the bathroom ie were ‘living’ on the street, don’t you think you would need to drink or do drugs in order to escape the hell of your life and it’s hopelessness, or even just to fall asleep in -20 weather? I sure as hell would. And I have no issues with alcohol and do no drugs. Lack of sleep and food and safety and exposure to primarily others who do drugs make the odds VERY high that a person will use. A plan to help a person attain meaningful work and to be part of community and associations would go a LONG way to help. Thank God literally for Daniel Smith and JP, Jason Nixon. At last some good strong people worth backing, who value human life.
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