Compassion Without Balance Has Turned Nanaimo Upside Down
Caring for others is a noble and Christian virtue. But in Nanaimo, our approach to compassion—particularly toward the drug-addicted, the mentally ill, and the criminal elements among us—has become dangerously lopsided. In prioritizing the needs of the disruptive few, we’ve neglected the safety and well-being of the law-abiding majority.
Let’s speak plainly. Nanaimo’s population is roughly 100,000. The most recent street count identified about 600 homeless individuals—just 0.6% of the population. Yet policy after policy, dollar after dollar, is spent catering to that tiny fraction, while the other 99.4% are left to endure the fallout.
When kids can’t play in their own yards…
When a senior hides in her rosebush to avoid a thug with a bat…
When a pleasant evening stroll feels unsafe…
When someone is defecating on your front lawn…
It’s fair to ask: Who’s running this asylum?
It’s long past time for city council to show the same care and compassion for the non-disruptive citizens of Nanaimo as they lavish on those who’ve turned this city on its ear.
The rot that began with Tent City—enabled by a weak and dithering council—has spread like a cancer across the downtown core. And the more government steps in to accommodate the chaos, the more the chaos multiplies.
From low-barrier housing to safe injection sites, from free drugs to free meals, from CSOs who spend more time reviving overdoses than protecting public safety—Nanaimo has become a case study in how to grow a full-blown Crisis Industry.
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