"I'm afraid unless we do something that's effective and immediate, we are going to see a huge increase in the overdose crisis," she says. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has refused to pursue decriminalization, even though he's faced pressure from grassroots Liberal party members and his own caucus. "But in the context of the continuing overdose crisis that is affecting families and communities across B.C., the province cannot wait for action at the federal level. Trudeau's resistance 'huge disappointment'For her part, Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam is careful to say the federal government is not prepared to decriminalize illicit street drugs "as it stands." The Canadian Press Canada's chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, says Canada can do "much more" to in providing "safer alternatives" for drug users.

Source: Huffington Post May 04, 2019 20:15 UTC