tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042961.post6825355236265881711..comments2024-02-20T14:00:41.771-05:00Comments on A Canadian Lefty in Occupied Land: Gentrification in Hamilton: Some Initial ThoughtsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042961.post-10696001670143654972015-12-11T10:07:25.355-05:002015-12-11T10:07:25.355-05:00Hi Lorne...thanks for taking the time to read and ...Hi Lorne...thanks for taking the time to read and respond.<br /><br />I definitely agree that it's complicated. There are no easy answers. Certainly the work that the agency sector does in responding to basic needs is very necessary at this point, though as you say they are merely band-aids substituting for the more justice-focused to-the-root solutions that I think we should be aiming for. Scott Neighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415106335668233754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042961.post-7919401656221338512015-12-10T16:29:46.829-05:002015-12-10T16:29:46.829-05:00Hi Scott. You have written a very interesting anal...Hi Scott. You have written a very interesting analysis here. As one who was born and grew up in Hamilton, then left the province for 12 years only to return to the area to finish out my career, I have seen Hamilton from a variety of perspectives over the years. I recall Hamilton in the fifties and sixties and its vibrant downtown core, a marked contrast to its current struggling nature. But thoseLornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com