Police investigating whether officer leaked provincial document that showed B.C. is downplaying safer-supply risks
- British Columbia Premier David Eby addressed a police investigation on May 14, 2025, concerning a leaked document about opioid diversion in the province.
- The leak involved presentation slides alleging that more than 60 pharmacies diverted safer-supply opioids, prompting an independent probe requested by police director Glen Lewis.
- In February, opposition MLA Elenore Sturko released a document highlighting serious safety issues, which prompted immediate revisions to the prescribed alternatives program.
- Eby said the investigation is independent and defended Sturko's actions as her doing her job, while Opposition Leader John Rustad criticized the probe as chilling whistleblowers.
- The investigation highlights tensions between government transparency and law enforcement independence, with calls to focus police resources on investigating problematic pharmacies rather than whistleblower sources.
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BC Premier Eby Says Government Can’t Interfere in RCMP Probe of Leaked ‘Safe Supply’ Document
The provincial director of police services independently initiated a request for an investigation into the leak of a health ministry document suggesting ‘safe supply’ drugs were being trafficked, B.C. Premier David Eby says, noting the government cannot interfere in the RCMP probe. B.C. Conservative MLA Elenore Sturko released the document publicly in February after a whistleblower provided her party with a related slide show presentation create…

Eby says government can't interfere in RCMP probe of leaked document
Premier David Eby has rejected Opposition accusations that his government went after a whistleblower, while suggesting more effort should go into investigating problems in opioid prescriptions that they highlighted rather than the source of the leaks
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