Anti-poverty vandals strike again

from The Globe and Mail

Canadian Press

VANCOUVER — Anti-poverty activists have vandalized the inside of the Vancouver constituency office of B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell.

David Cunningham of the Anti-Poverty Committee says paint in the Olympic colours was splashed inside the office to protest against the 2010 Games and the lack of social housing.

He says the vandalism is the committee's response to the provincial budget, which he says made no effort to assist poor people in need or build decent housing.

Mr. Cunningham notes the Liberals have bought what he calls some “crummy” hotels for social housing, but that's not good enough.

Last week, the Olympic countdown clock in downtown Vancouver was also splashed with paint and last year activists attacked Campbell's cabinet office in the city.

Last month, members of the Anti-Poverty Committee heckled Governor-General Michaëlle Jean during a visit to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.