Canada has chance to change course on drug decriminalization

A recent private member's bill acknowledges that criminal sanctions for personal drug possession fuel stigma, and the need to treat problematic substance use as a health and social issue.

Vancouver City Council unanimously adopted a motion to request a federal exemption from Health Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured, that could decriminalize drug possession throughout the city.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SANDRA KA HON CHU AND JANET BUTLER-MCPHEE

December 10, 2020

Between January 2016 and March 2020, more than 16,000 people in Canada died as a result of a toxic drug suppl...

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