Jane Philpott
This isn’t Canada’s first Indigenous suicide crisis
Suicides in Indigenous communities have been happening in Canada for decades. Canada has consistently failed to do what’s needed to stop them.
The Trudeau government ramped up drug criminalization with this new law
Ottawa added new drug trafficking penalties in a bill designed to expand safe injection sites
Canada is making it easier to open up supervised drug consumption sites
The House of Commons approved Monday night changes to drug legislation, as the Liberal government faces mounting pressure to deal with the opioid crisis.
Canada’s Health Minister Says Opioid Crisis Deaths Have Surpassed AIDS Epidemic
“The death toll is worse than any other infectious epidemic in Canada.”
Canada just adopted a law protecting people who report drug overdoses
The Good Samaritan law, which provides legal protection for those who call 911 to report an overdose, comes as Canada grapples with an overdose crisis
Mayors call on Canada to fix the 'glaring gaps' in drug overdose data
Despite being in the midst of what is widely described as a public health crisis, there is no clear picture of how bad the opioid overdose problem is across the country.
Supervised Injection Sites Are on the Way. Here’s What They Look Like Now
The Canadian government announced Monday that it plans to ease the restrictions on setting up supervised-injection sites imminently. Until then, things don't look good on the ground level.
Canada will clear the way for new safe injection sites
New legislation will make it much easier for cities like Vancouver and Montreal to open their own injection sites, with an eye to combatting the ongoing overdose crisis.
As BC opens more drug injection sites, cities in other provinces wait in line
While there’s wide consensus among all levels of government in Canada that safe injection sites are key to curb the fatal opioid crisis, roadblocks persist in the form of funding or bureaucracy.
Justin Trudeau’s Government Is Moving to Regulate Your Vaporizer
*tips fedora* The vape renaissance is over.
We Still Have No Idea How Many People in Canada Have Died of Fentanyl Overdoses
Canadian Health Minister Jane Philpott told us that's "shameful."
Conservatives Want Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Fentanyl Crimes
Conservative heavyweight Jason Kenney says dealing fentanyl "is tantamount to a death sentence."