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June 11
Pandemic budget: the bumpy road to recovery
Off the Hill presents: the bumpy road to pandemic recovery
rabble staff | The road to recovery will be a much smoother ride for some Canadians than others. Watch Chuka Ejeckam, MP Leah Gazan, and Karl Nerenberg discuss the necessary fixes, with host Robin Browne.
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May 18
This is good food, muchas gracias, Watari
This is good food -- muchas gracias, Watari
Jase Tanner, Emma Gregory | Watari Counselling and Support Services Society serves hot meals and prepares food hampers for the Downtown Eastside community. The group also serves as a hub for its volunteers to support each other.
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May 13
OCAP anti-police surveillance action
Activists rally against police surveillance in Toronto
Humberto DaSilva | Anti-poverty activists and allies gathered to resist the installation of police surveillance cameras in downtown Toronto's poorest neighbourhood.
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May 7
For some it's only one paycheque away
For some it's only one paycheque away
Jase Tanner, Emma Gregory | Eliza McCullough is a legal advocate for women in the Downtown Eastside. She has built her professional career on support work and helping women in similar situations to her.
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April 30
Don't get me wrong, I love Downtown Eastside
'Don't get me wrong, I love Downtown Eastside'
Jase Tanner, Emma Gregory | Brian Rutledge has lived in the Downtown Eastside for about four years. He works at Spikes on Bikes and Binners, and knows where to get a free meal.
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April 29
Moms agree; the opioid crisis is a real problem
Mothers agree; the opioid crisis is a real problem
Jase Tanner, Emma Gregory | They came from all over B.C.'s Lower Mainland to protest the current health policy, which, they say, doesn't see the facts for what they are. Addicts have a disease, and should be treated with care.
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April 28
We're here until COVID isn't
'We're here until COVID isn't'
Jase Tanner, Emma Gregory | Peer clinical adviser Guy Felicella staffs a COVID-19 vaccination table in the Downtown Eastside. COVID clinics weren't working, so they brought the vaccines to the neighbourhood.
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April 27
Is it stressful? I'd say so
'Is it stressful? I'd say so'
Jase Tanner, Emma Gregory | Robin and Donny both work construction, live in the Downtown Eastside and hang out in Victory Square after work. They talk about the stress of living in a single-room occupancy hotel.
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April 26
I appreciate everyone for what they do
'I appreciate everyone for what they do'
Jase Tanner, Emma Gregory | Charlize talks about being evicted from her previous home, about being homeless for months and about the challenges of now living in a single-room occupancy hotel in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

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