# Despair in Vancouver; Chinese cameras; more

> Vancouver's Downtown Eastside faces death and despair as Chinese surveillance cameras persist despite federal ban.
- Title: Despair in Vancouver; Chinese cameras; more · Nationalpost
- Summary: Vancouver's Downtown Eastside faces death and despair as Chinese surveillance cameras persist despite federal ban. Vancouver's Downtown Eastside shows…
- Keywords: vancouver, downtown eastside, chinese surveillance cameras, federal government, hikvision, quebec conservatives, terror groups, flydubai attack, canada, multiculturalism, news, politics
- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/editors/despair-in-downtown-vancouver-chinese-cameras-still-up-despite-ban-and-more
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: vancouver, downtown eastside, chinese surveillance cameras, federal government, hikvision, quebec conservatives, terror groups, flydubai attack, canada, multiculturalism, news, politics
## Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Block after block of death and despair. This is Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, where all hope is now lost.

> Block after block of death and despair. This is Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, where all hope is now lost
## Dying man at Maple Hotel
They are rolling a dying man on a stretcher out of the Maple Hotel. He looks to be about 60 years old, unshaven, wild grey curls, filthy white socks.
## Tattoo on patient
The tattoo on the patient’s right forearm reads KILL TO LIVE.

> KILL TO LIVE
## EMT response
‘What have you got here?’ I ask one of the EMTs as he sheds his antiviral poncho to reveal a crisp blue uniform beneath. ‘This is the Downtown Eastside,’ he replies. ‘What do you think we’ve got?’
## Quebec Conservatives win seats
Quebec Conservatives are making a noticeable comeback in the National Assembly with over 20 per cent of the votes and a whopping 19 seats.
## Chinese cameras still present
More than one year after Industry Minister Mélanie Joly ordered the government to rip out all Chinese surveillance giant Hikvision gear from its properties, multiple key federal organizations refuse to say if they have done so.
## Government agencies still using cameras
The Canadian Space Agency, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Environment and Climate Change Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Parks Canada all declined to say if they continued to use Hikvision cameras at their offices.
## Two agencies still using cameras
Furthermore, two government agencies, the National Research Council and the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, told National Post that they continue to use Hikvision cameras.
## Dennis Molinaro's view
‘The silence actually to me is the story itself,’ said Dennis Molinaro, a former federal national security analyst and author of Under Assault: Interference and Espionage in China’s Secret War Against Canada.

> The silence actually to me is the story itself
## Terror groups in Canada
The recent slew of hate-motivated incidents in Canada had myriad alleged motivations, from Islamism to white supremacy.
## Key takeaway

Vancouver's Downtown Eastside shows extreme hardship while federal agencies continue using Chinese surveillance cameras after a government ban.