Erin Pizzey, writer and founder of Refuge, said Silverman 'was a martyr to the indifference of the Canadian Government, and we will never forget his name,' and noted that she worried there will be no change in the 'stone-hearted' Canadian government.[1][16][17] Men's Rights publication A Voice for Men penned Silverman’s legacy as 'one of providing shelter and help to human beings that the rest of our society is content to see abused, homeless, and disregarded to their deaths.'