A memorial to people who have died of overdoses in Vancouver. Photo by Dan Toulgoet/North Shore News. As new Parliaments take shape, so too do new cabinets. In December, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent mandate letters to cabinet ministers, outlining overarching policy goals for the upcoming session. Among the recipients
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Canadian Dimension: Ottawa must intervene in closure of Alberta’s supervised consumption sites
Despite the effectiveness of supervised consumption sites, since taking office the Government of Alberta has been actively curbing access. Photo from Shutterstock. Harm reduction works. After a number of 2018 federal-level policy decisions, the accessibility of harm reduction measures like safe consumption sites (SCS) for people who use drugs (PWUD)
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