Madison Bourbonnais

#LifeGoals: End stigma. Equality for all. Save the planet. Move mountains ✨ Views are my own ✌🏻

[YGK Rogue City 🇨🇦 @YGKRogue]

Rogue City Panhandling 101:

Local human sets fire to things, throws them in the air. The police show up.

Imported human sets fire to things, throws them in the air. Receives applause, money.

Twas ever thus...
#ygk

[YGK Rogue City 🇨🇦 @YGKRogue]

When Environment Canada issues a tornado warning telling folks to shelter in the basement, guess they forgot many local humans live in tents, eh?

Sure hope our local economy wasn't too rattled during that storm especially those businesses cut off by a flooded underpass...
#ygk

[Madison Bourbonnais @maddymacXO]

@fordnation #ygk #cts #harmreduction

[🇨🇦 Make It Home YGK @MIHomeYGK]

This property is in my neighbourhood.
I also lived ~20 metres from a similar supportive housing property when I was young. I had no idea of this until I was dropping off a friend after church baseball and he confided that he lived there.
Let’s not vilify people who need support.

[Kingstonist @kingstonist]

While local police say the man involved an incident yesterday said it was "an accident," a witness who shot video said "it was intentional" that water was poured onto the man as he was under a tarp in downtown #Kingston.
#YGK #KFLA #Homelessness
Details: https://t.co/X55qLQcPzS

[The Whig-Standard @WhigStandard]

Queen's students help keep the homeless warm and safe https://t.co/rBpYEArnZS

[amhskfla @amhskfla]

We're hiring! View current open roles for Nurses, Crisis Workers and others in our Housing program, crisis services and at @ICHKingston. Learn more and apply today! https://t.co/RoKuUTO8zI #ygk #ygkjobs #hiring

[amhskfla @amhskfla]

Join us at @ICHKingston on September 30th as we mark the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation with clients, staff + community partners! All are welcome to join this FREE event. https://t.co/RSsX4axBaR

[Kingstonist @kingstonist]

The City of Kingston is poised to sell some prime #property to a housing developer for $1.5 million just months after rejecting a contentious plan to build a vertical garden with affordable co-op housing on the same site. #YGK

Details: https://t.co/PQy8P1xy80

[SEPH - KFLA Public Health @KFLAPH]

The South East Health Unit (SEHU) is alerting residents to a recent rise in unregulated drugs testing positive for the presence of carfentanil locally. Read more:
https://t.co/DcFviIlmeG

[Kingstonist @kingstonist]

The Kingston Consumption and Treatment Services site has reported a concerning increase in expected fentanyl samples testing positive for the potent synthetic opioid carfentanil, according to the South East Health Unit. #KFLA

Learn more: https://t.co/Y2hO9Y9ood

[YGK Rogue City 🇨🇦 @YGKRogue]

Meanwhile, outdoor Downtown recreational alcohol consumption sites provide a safe supply of every user's favourite depressive drug that is consumed in hopes of being happy.

Reflect. Connect. Flow. Spend. Consume. Repeat.
#ygk

[IntegratedCareHub @ICHKingston]

✨ Volunteer opportunities are now open at the Integrated Care Hub! ✨

Looking to give back, meet great people, and be part of something meaningful? Now’s your chance.
Learn more and apply today via @amhskfla 👉 https://t.co/65uXWUXw1g
#YGK #Volunteer #HelpTheHub

[Diana Chan McNally @DianaCMcNally]

Ultimately, the solution to all of this is housing. But that housing, at the scale required, is not going to materialize for a very long time — if at all. Which means all of us in @cityoftoronto should be prepared for a continued increase of homelessness without solutions. /9

[Diana Chan McNally @DianaCMcNally]

This means that any new shelter beds the city creates will serve fewer people. It's not just about building more shelter beds, we must create positive exits out of homelessness — meaning, available, affordable, accessible, and appropriate permanent housing. We don't have this. /3

[Andrew Boozary MD @drandrewb]

I was told today a man was found frozen to death in Ottawa this morning. In our nation’s capital, in one of the richest countries in the world, we continue to lose people every year to the winter by denying housing for all in favour of more costly/cruel approaches.

[Diana Chan McNally @DianaCMcNally]

Food bank usage is an indicator of who is at risk of becoming homeless. Once you struggle to afford food, rent is next. This should ring alarm bells at all levels of government … but we've normalized poverty. Do we all need to be starving and homeless before policy catches up?

[IntegratedCareHub @ICHKingston]

Find out what's new at the Integrated Care Hub by attending one of our Open Houses https://t.co/hSHVhV0kmB

[Diana Chan McNally @DianaCMcNally]

My video take on Bill 242, The Safer Municipalities Act — @fordnation's legislation to "deal with encampments." This legislation won't build housing, shelter, or create health supports, but it will actively criminalize homelessness — especially homeless people who use drugs.

[Mike Schreiner @MikeSchreiner]

The solution to homelessness is housing, not jail.

But since his government has failed to build homes, the Premier is making it easier to throw people in jail.

All this legislation does is criminalize homelessness and addictions – it’s going to make the problem worse, leading to more death and more suffering.

People need housing now – but once again, this government has abandoned us.