An East Vancouver resident is questioning why the city took such swift action to clear a homeless camp from a west side neighbourhood when east side camps were left for months.

A video posted to social media Saturday appears to show a man spraying water on a homeless person sleeping on downtown Vancouver steps.

It's the poorest postal code in all of North America, says Pierre Morais, founder of the 'Scared Straight' Tour. Morais refers to the Downtown Eastside as having the unfortunate distinction of being North America's most "infamous skid row."