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Critics see drug debate tainted by politicization in B.C. election campaign

  • Advocacy group Moms Stop the Harm has called the NDP government's rollback of drug decriminalization “ludicrous,” stating drug users are being scapegoated.
  • Larkin, from the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, said, “The politicization is devastating,” positioning drug users as the problem.
  • B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau accused major parties of employing “dehumanizing rhetoric” against drug users, while Lisa Lapointe criticized involuntary treatment as unrealistic.
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Critics see drug debate tainted by politicization in B.C. election campaign

When NDP Leader David Eby announced this month that the province would open "secure facilities" to provide involuntary care for people with severe drug addiction or mental health problems, it represented a moment of policy unity with the rival B.C. Conservatives ahead of the fall election.

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B.C. election: Critics see drug debate tainted by politicization

With more than 15,000 lives lost to toxic drugs since 2016, B.C. has been at the cutting edge of debate, science and policy about how to deal with the crisis.

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Counting the cost of British Columbia's toxic drug crisis

The toxic drug crisis is one of the most contentious and widely debated issues ahead of British Columbia's provincial election on Oct. 19.

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Counting the cost of British Columbia's toxic drug crisis

The toxic drug crisis is one of the most contentious and widely debated issues ahead of British Columbia's provincial election on Oct. 19.

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Counting the cost of British Columbia's toxic drug crisis

The toxic drug crisis is one of the most contentious and widely debated issues ahead of British Columbia's provincial election on Oct. 19.

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Counting the cost of British Columbia's toxic drug crisis

The toxic drug crisis is one of the most contentious and widely debated issues ahead of British Columbia's provincial election on Oct. 19.

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