Maple Ridge Mayor Mike Morden is being criticized for saying the city91裸聊视频檚 homeless are 91裸聊视频渞aping and pillaging91裸聊视频� in the city.

The comments were made in a 35-minute YouTube video posted Friday.

91裸聊视频淚 see us becoming, for some reason, a hot spot in the Lower Mainland for people coming here to carry on doing drugs and basically raping and pillaging all of our community and our businesses and that91裸聊视频檚 got to stop,91裸聊视频� Morden can be seen saying in an interview with Susan Einarsson, president of Kingman Communications.

Since the video was published, Morden has been under fire for his comments. While he did not apologize for his comments, Morden said Wednesday that they were 91裸聊视频渁n expression of frustration and probably weren91裸聊视频檛 appropriate.91裸聊视频�

However, he added, his comments were a reflection of the frustration felt by citizens and businesses about prolific theft he feels is being driven by drug addiction.

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91裸聊视频淗ousing doesn91裸聊视频檛 solve addiction,91裸聊视频� said Morden.

Coun. Kiersten Duncan said Morden is being rightly criticized in social media.

91裸聊视频淗is comments were grossly inappropriate, and it was disappointing to hear the mayor speak that way,91裸聊视频� she added. 91裸聊视频淚t makes the city look terrible. It reflects poorly on all of council.91裸聊视频�

She said the mayor should apologize, and strive to 91裸聊视频渃arry himself better in the future.91裸聊视频�

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The YouTube video addresses what Morden calls a 91裸聊视频渂attle of the wills91裸聊视频� between the provincial government and the city over homeless issues.

The provincial government has announced it will place on property it owns at 11748 Burnett St.

Morden took part in a against the project on March 30. Another rally is planned for Sunday.

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