Ontario, Canada | March 18, 2024 Two weeks have passed since 51 groups from across Ontario sent an open letter calling on the provincial government to immediately…
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…
Examining the Facts: Belleville, Ontario police claim, and media reporting of, “opioids contaminated with GHB”
February 08, 2024: Belleville, Ontario is back in the news with another spike in overdoses. In November 2023, Belleville experienced a similar spike. At that time, Belleville police stated the…
One year of decriminalization in BC: What’s really going on?
A misinformation campaign around public use legislation distracts from real solutions January 31, 2024 | One year ago today, British Columbia decriminalized personal possession of small amounts of some drugs in limited locations in…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: On the Anniversary of Decriminalization, Coalition Releases Vision for BC Drug Policy
British Columbia, Canada | January 31, 2024 Frustrated by insufficient responses to escalating toxic drug deaths, today a coalition of civil society organizations and people who use drugs…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: National Organizations Deeply Concerned with Saskatchewan’s Health Policy Shift
People who use drugs will suffer the consequences of backward-thinking and restrictive policies January 26, 2024 | Two leading national human rights organizations have addressed the Saskatchewan provincial government to…
Open Letter to Saskatchewan government Re: Health Policy Changes
January 25, 2024 To: Hon. Scott Moe Premier of Saskatchewan [email protected] Hon. Everett Hindley Minister of Health [email protected] Hon. Tim McLeod Minister of Mental Health and Addictions…
