Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested Friday that approval of Toronto's request for drug decriminalization would be contingent on provincial support — something unlikely to be provided by the Doug Ford government.Toronto's medical officer of health Dr. Eileen de Villa is defending Toronto's approach to drug decriminalization after B.C. announced it would look to roll back parts of its own policy.
The issue of drug decriminalization, already a tense political debate across the country, was reignited this week when B.C. announced it was looking to roll back part of an exemption that decriminalized possessing small amounts of some drugs."We're taking action to make sure police have the tools they need to ensure safe and comfortable communities for everyone as we expand treatment options so people can stay alive and get better," B.C. Premier David Eby said this week.
The Ontario government has not been supportive of Toronto's request. Ontario Premier Doug Ford this week called on Toronto to drop its application and promised to fight against it."I will fight this tooth and nail. This is the wrong way to go. It's proven," Ford said., Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said decriminalization was only part of the solution to the problem of addictions, and that other services were needed.
De Villa said the ongoing housing crisis in Canada has led to a worsening of the addictions crisis. She said the focus of decriminalization should be part of a fulsome approach to addiction that includes prevention and treatment.
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