Join the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition for our upcoming webinar “Getting to Tomorrow: 7 Actions to End the Unregulated Drug Crisis” where we’ll launch the final report…
Government of Ontario Attempting to Force Through Deadly Drug Policy Bill
This statement can be attributed to the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, the Drug Strategy Network of Ontario, and the HIV Legal Network. November 27, 2024 — Toronto,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Province of Ontario Preventing Efforts to Reduce Deaths and Harms for People Who Use Drugs
Ontario stonewalls health and human rights groups seeking support for evidence-based supervised consumption services Ontario, Canada | Aug 7, 2024 A coalition of more than fifty organizations…
OPEN LETTER: Supervised Consumption Services site closures due to lack of funding from Ministry of Health
August 7 2024 The Honourable Sylvia JonesMinistry of [email protected] | [email protected] Bay Street, 5th FloorToronto, ON M7A 2J3 The Honourable Michael TibolloMinistry of [email protected] | [email protected] Queen’s…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Grieving mother urges honesty and action at federal toxic drug crisis committee
Ottawa, ON | April 29, 2024 – On the eve of the tenth anniversary of her son Danny’s death from unregulated drugs, Petra Schulz, co-founder of Moms…
B.C.’s Decriminalization Pilot and VPD Drug Seizures
Today, the Vancouver Police Department reported a decrease in seizures related to simple drug possession since British Columbia’s decriminalization pilot launched in early 2023. While this news…
Unpacking Police Statements on Drug Seizures: What Do We Know?
Police communications about drug seizures vary widely in their accuracy. These statements rarely share specific evidence or data sources and sometimes contain errors or overstatements, as in…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ontario Braces for Loss of Vital Services as 51 Organizations Demand Province Act on Supervised Consumption Sites
Ontario, Canada | March 5, 2024 — Fifty-one community groups from across Ontario are calling on the provincial government to immediately fund and support supervised consumption services amidst the…
OPEN LETTER: Supervised Consumption Services site closures due to lack of funding from Ministry of Health
March 4 2024 The Honourable Sylvia Jones Ministry of Health [email protected] | [email protected] 777 Bay Street, 5th Floor Toronto, ON M7A 2J3 The Honourable Michael Tibollo Ministry of Health [email protected] | [email protected] 7 Queen’s…
