A concluding report produced by Inspector D Jones, which was granted the grade of “B” by a superior. “’Light’ Edit” show some of the VPD’s formal concerns. A lengthy section on context provides a sense of the VPD’s relationship to the situation in the Downtown Eastside. A couple of rather strange arguments are present here: 1) that needle exchange programs increased the demand for illicit drugs in the Downtown Eastside, contributing to it’s neglect 2) that Vancouver was at the forefront of providing public housing.
