British Columbia
Comment: Involuntary care will not end the drug crisis
It is concerning that our government is seeking to remove a person’s most basic rights to liberty and security of the person in order to impose care with no evidentiary basis, says former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe. Lisa Lapointe Sep 25 A commentary by the former chief coroner of British Columbia. Premier […]
Police drug seizures do more harm than good, B.C. experts say
From Vancouver City News As police in B.C. and across Canada show off their recent drug busts and highlight efforts to take illicit substances off the black market, experts in public health and harm reduction explain these kinds of seizures do more harm than good. There’s a growing body of […]
No evidence of widespread diversion of BC’s safe supply, say RCMP and Solicitor General
From the Vancouver Sun Farnworth has spoken to the RCMP’s commanding officer about the seizure in Prince George and was told that the idea that there is widespread diversion is “simply not true.” There is no evidence of widespread diversion of safe-supply drugs, British Columbia’s solicitor general and the RCMP […]
January Public Safety and Solicitor General Report
More than 2,500 lives lost to toxic drugs in 2023 Preliminary reporting released by the BC Coroners Service confirms that toxic, unregulated drugs claimed the lives of at least 2,511 people in British Columbia in 2023, the largest number of drug-related deaths ever reported to the agency. Click here to […]