Vancouver is considering measures to make sure there are fewer homeless people than athletes in the city during the 2010 Olympics.
Plans call for rent support and new housing, though the idea has been derided as too little too late since market trends could swamp any progress. An analysis can be found at TheTyee.ca.
At first glance the idea sounds similar to Seattle's comprehensive plan, which seeks to curb the causes of homelessness in advance and then integrate the remaining homeless people into permanent housing.