Morning Brew: April 23

Fencing off the homeless in Port Coquitlam: despicable. I'm sorry, but a fence is so far from the real solution that I don't know what else to say... Misconceptions About the Homeless? I have one for you: that they deserve to be treated like wildlife.

I say we place bets: will Molson 'bring young people to the games' or bring young people to the riots?

Re:place looks at how to design the best bus stops. Mini first-aid stations at every stop might be a good first step...

There'll be a third place to take your parents for a ride in the Greater Vancouver Area, as Kwantlen University College becomes Kwantlen Polytechnic University. They stole my future band name.

The CBC has a profile of local author Steven Galloway, discussing his latest novel The Cellist of Sarajevo. A $1 million advance for foreign rights? Maybe I shouldn't give up on the writing just yet...

Should we dump Earth day?

After yesterday's peek into the Pacific Garbage Patch... I bet you're at least a little more amped for the proposed plastic bag ban, which Campbell made more talk of on Monday... though I guess the man's good at making talk...

Elections Canada began their investigation into the B.C. Tories, while the Tyee reports on a concluding study which shows that welfare in B.C doesn't work...

Nobody's gonna complain about more money for parks and playgrounds. Hope they accounted for fences in the budget.

Escape the insanity with some good food, while you can afford it; I got dragged out to Nor Boo in the West End last night by a few of my students for my introduction to Korean cuisine, and loved every dish I tried. Highly recommended.

photo by JakeInVan of the Beyond Robson flickr group