Ontario consumption sites free to relocate, court hears, contrary to past statements
- Ontario's new law allows supervised consumption sites to relocate, contradicting statements from Health Minister Sylvia Jones about closing them after April 1, 2025.
- The Neighbourhood Group and users argue the law violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and forces unsafe drug consumption.
- The province plans to invest $529 million into addiction recovery, closing ten consumption sites by April 1, 2025, and converting others to recovery hubs.
- Justice John Callaghan questioned the contradictions in the law, while government lawyers suggested relocating sites could provide continued support services.
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Ontario consumption sites free to relocate, court hears, contrary to past statements
Lawyers for the province say Ontario's supervised consumption site law does not ban them entirely and those deemed too close to schools and daycares can relocate farther away.
·Toronto, Canada
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Ontario consumption sites free to relocate, court hears, but minister says otherwise
TORONTO - Ontario's new law on supervised consumption sites does not ban them entirely and those deemed too close to schools and daycares are free to relocate farther away, government
·Hamilton, Canada
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