# Vancouver Must Vote to End Street Disorder

> Vancouver's Downtown Eastside faces severe street disorder due to unenforced drug policies and homelessness.
- Title: Vancouver Must Vote to End Street Disorder · Nationalpost
- Summary: Vancouver's Downtown Eastside faces severe street disorder due to unenforced drug policies and homelessness. Vancouver residents must vote to address street…
- Keywords: vancouver, downtown eastside, street disorder, drug policies, homelessness, fentanyl crisis, b.c. government, federal government, deinstitutionalization, public drug use, news, politics
- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/opinion/np-view-vancouvers-hell
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: vancouver, downtown eastside, street disorder, drug policies, homelessness, fentanyl crisis, b.c. government, federal government, deinstitutionalization, public drug use, news, politics
## Downtown Eastside Disorder
Vancouver's Downtown Eastside is the worst example of disorder in Canada due to long-term homelessness and the fentanyl crisis.
## Drug Policy Failures
Public drug use is prohibited but unenforced, with police stating they can't arrest their way out of the crisis.

> We can't arrest our way out of this.
## Progressive Argument
Progressives argue enforcing drug laws criminalizes vulnerable addicts, making it unnecessary to enforce basic rules.
## B.C. Policy Shift
The B.C. government initially decriminalized hard drugs but reversed course after street disorder worsened.
## Safer Supply Programs
Government-sanctioned drug-injection sites and hydropmorphone programs have increased fentanyl demand and street disorder.
## Voting Solution
Vancouver residents must vote to end street disorder by addressing unenforced drug policies and homelessness.
## Key takeaway

Vancouver residents must vote to address street disorder in the Downtown Eastside caused by unenforced drug policies and worsening homelessness.