How the Salvation Army can improve homeless policy

The heated debate on the Salvation Army’s proposed Vanier project reminds me of Henry Ford’s quote, “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.”
The Salvation Army has been a leader in social services since it first arrived in Canada in 1882. Today, it plays a leading role in nearly every homeless system in Canada, including Ottawa.
As an early adopter of “Housing First,” homelessness data systems, pri