Group home closings stupid and cruel
Times Colonist
October 8, 2010
By Jody Paterson

The provincial government can dance all it likes, and it certainly has, around the sticky issue of whether it's closing group homes for people with developmental disabilities.

But it is. So let's give up this crazy pretence that B.C. isn't closing group homes, when the fact is that anyone with an ear to the ground knows it's already well underway. I mean, come on, guys -- the least you can do is be honest….

British Columbians ought to be celebrating the network of group homes and day programs built by previous generations of taxpayers who invested in a better future for people with developmental disabilities. Do we want to be the generation remembered for tearing it apart for fleeting savings?

It's wrong, and shameful. …

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