British Columbia\u0027s radical new policy aims to redirect heroin addicts away from police and towards social services
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But the police on patrol simply walk on. As of Tuesday, in the eyes of the law, these people are doing nothing wrong. Her provincial counterpart, Sheila Malcolmson insisted: “Substance use is a public health issue, not a criminal one. By decriminalizing people who use drugs, we will break down the stigma that stops people from accessing life-saving support and services.”
“Every step of the way we need to make sure we are following science and data and that’s what we’re doing. You don’t want to do it without the system and support in place. Of course we’ve heard of cities like Toronto and Edmonton wanting to take this on, and we’re going to work with them every step of the way as, or if, we move forward.”Article content
Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre this week attacked Trudeau’s record, saying “after eight years you have given in to Canadian cities that are turning into crime zones.” “Death due to drug toxicity remains the leading cause of unnatural death in British Columbia, and is second only to cancers in terms of years of life lost,” said chief coroner Lisa Lapointe.
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