The British Columbia NDP government has formally requested the federal government to urgently recriminalize public drug use due to concerns over an overdose epidemic and record deaths. This move comes amid a broader political debate in Canada, with Conservative politicians, including Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, criticizing the federal government's handling of drug policies. Poilievre has accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of stonewalling BC's request and supporting policies that allow hard drug use in public spaces such as parks, hospitals, and transit systems, where children are being exposed to substances like FENTANYL. The controversy extends to Toronto, where there is an ongoing application to decriminalize hard drugs, currently under review, sparking further debate among politicians about the potential consequences of such policies. Additionally, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre acknowledges challenges in focusing solely on treatment to address the opioid crisis.
Woke Liberal drug policies are ruining Canada and the government can’t even say when they’ll reverse them. https://t.co/SNrpGmYLRL
Centre for Responsible Drug Policy founder Adam Zivo joined True North’s Andrew Lawton to discuss how the federal government was still reviewing B.C.’s request to recriminalize public drug consumption https://t.co/BAvJkYGhRg
Poilievre Conservatives forewarn ‘chaos’ should Liberals decriminalize drugs in Toronto After British Columbia erred in their advocacy of decriminalizing drugs, Toronto appears hell-bent on going down the same road. https://t.co/QVrOJSdl7h
Trudeau provides a non-answer when asked about the urgency of approving BC Premier David Eby's request to scale back a pilot program that sees tax dollars supporting heroin, meth and other hard drug use in the province. https://t.co/t50c3TNz74 https://t.co/Bla8UsAUtD
1 week in and Trudeau is still refusing BC’s request to reverse his legalization of meth & fentanyl in kids’ parks, hospitals & transit. Wacko. Sign to support our common sense plan to ban hard drugs & fund treatment & recovery: https://t.co/DQcbCeX27F
Children are being exposed to FENTANYL in parks, playgrounds, and on their sports fields. These Liberal-NDP pro-hard-drug policies are insane, and completely out-of-touch with the needs of families, and our communities. 🤢 https://t.co/SYWhsrjOBB
It's been almost a week since BC begged Trudeau to reverse his exemption on public use of hard drugs. Common sense Conservatives are the ONLY team standing up against Trudeau's radical hard drugs agenda and demanding investments in treatment & recovery to bring our loved ones…
The choice: Ban hard drugs & put money into recovery and detox with common sense Conservatives. OR Legalize smoking meth & fentanyl in public spaces with Singh/Trudeau. https://t.co/cV4fGkjRDK
As the B.C. NDP government petitions the federal Liberal government to recriminalize public drug use due to the overdose epidemic, Conservative politicians raised the alarm on Toronto’s ongoing application to decriminalize hard drugs in the city. https://t.co/ovyk7PugNO
FUREY: Olivia Chow backs push to decriminalize hard drugs for kids and teens https://t.co/6IAe6IKw6v https://t.co/dVXhGe5eIs
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani is calling on the Trudeau government to reject the request from Toronto City Hall to decriminalize hard drugs. https://t.co/5juBlITo5S
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre acknowledges his plan to focus solely on treatment to address the opioid crisis would face challenges. READ MORE: https://t.co/3ZzvpHj8PA https://t.co/3ZzvpHj8PA
Poilievre blames B.C. decriminalization, drug policy for record deaths https://t.co/n5ZJALDY1D https://t.co/ZwnFOKsR9Y
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer repeatedly asks the Trudeau government when they plan to ban hard drugs. https://t.co/JYzmIF3nrE
Two Toronto Ministers. Two different answers. @YaaraSaks says one thing. @cafreeland says another. And no one rules out the dangerous extremist BC drug experiment for Toronto. The application is on their desk. Why not just reject it? #cdnpoli https://t.co/qSUAtvROFz
The BC NDP government confirmed Trudeau lied to Canadians. He's stonewalling their request to ban hard drug use in parks, hospitals & on sky trains because he supports this radical policy that's destroying lives. https://t.co/wbOiqFQpZD
What is the federal gov't waiting for, exactly? B.C. government asks Health Canada to 'urgently' make drug use in public illegal again? https://t.co/GFb1FTUGTt
Opinion: With decriminalization in trouble, conservatives are declaring a new war on drugs https://t.co/fFAGHnoLWe
Do you think Toronto's drug overdoses will skyrocket if Trudeau allows them to decriminalize? https://t.co/iIqBRzxyD5
BC has asked the feds to end its decriminalization of public drug use pilot after one year. Is this an admission of failure by the province? Centre for Responsible Drug Policy founder @ZivoAdam joins @AndrewLawton to discuss. Watch The Andrew Lawton Show: https://t.co/jTGthFks8n https://t.co/GVwXPVMrDx