Equal rights

Good Neighbor bylaw, I agree be good to your neighbor. Then I read, include busking and panhandling. Well it’s about time that we are good neighbor to all people, “wow what a beautiful concept”. Hey us hippies tried that back in the 60s, it stopped the Vietnam War.

Whoa, what’s this I read? Panhandlers from 10 m to 5 m from ATM machines and if someone “donates money” to panhandlers will receive a fine of $250. (there are only two ways to control the populace, pain and fear) What kind of emotions does that panhandler go through? Did you ever walk in their moccasins? A person fears to “donate money” caught giving a dime will cost.

Piano is “donated” for free, people can “donate money” to a piano player and not receive a fine. Player does not need permit. Here is where “discrimination” steps in, a busker must buy their own instruments and pay for permit to busk for “donated money”, no fines given. Then I hear that people can’t stop and give bottles to people outside of bottle depot to dispose for them. The person probable does not want to smell the odor of the depot and does not have time to wait in line. 

I believe Mayor Colin Basran goes to his favorite place of eats, I believe he may not want to go to the kitchen odor and wait for his food and carry it back to his table. He probably “donates money” to the server, he needs to pay a $250 fine for “donating money”. He may have paid for his friend’s meals and drinks, so he should be given a separate $250 fine for each person he fed. 

I have only been in the area for 17 years and the City stills believes, “feed the greedy not the needy”

Joseph Hayes