Ontario court to hear challenge against law shutting down Toronto's supervised consumption sites
- An Ontario court is hearing a challenge against a provincial law that will close 10 supervised consumption sites and prevent new ones from opening.
- The legal challenge claims the new law violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Constitution, impacting the right to life, liberty, and security.
- Public-Health officials warn that closing these sites will lead to increased overdoses and deaths, highlighting a significant health crisis.
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Victoria Street safe consumption site closing permanently
By Jonathan Reynoso As of April 1, Bill 223 is set to permanently close ‘The Works’ safe consumption site (SCS) located at 277 Victoria St. The closure comes as a result of Bill 233’s Community Care and Recovery Act. The act aims to close SCSs within a 200-metre radius of certain education institutions, child and family centres and other designated premises, as outlined by the bill’s regulations. The site’s close proximity to Toronto Metropolit…
Court hears Ontario consumption sites free to relocate contrary to past statements
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 lawyers argued in court Tuesday.
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Ontario consumption sites free to relocate, court hears, contrary to past statements
TORONTO — Lawyers for the province say 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.
Ontario's law that forces the closure of 10 supervised drug use centres is not constitutional, says one of these facilities.
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