CUPE and BCGEU have zero interest in solving the problem or "caring". They'll lose too many dues paying members and most of all power.
Hard drugs to be decriminalized in British Columbia
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Gee, looks like BC is reversing its "everywhere is a safe place to do drugs" policy. Who's shocked that one didn't pan out like they expected it to.
I've said it enough times in here. Pay attention, dammit.
Not when you can supply plenty of taxpayers money to your voter base.
You ever read 1984? Substitute NDP for Big Brother, and you will have a fairly accurate view of politics in BC. Here is one that even you will have problems with. THe NDP is currently eliminating all self regulating professional bodies and replacing them with party hacks with no expertise in the fields. This even includes the Law Society of BC. and The college of physicians and Surgeons.
Poilievre's day-long removal from the House of Commons came after he called Trudeau a "wacko" for supporting B.C.'s policy of decriminalizing some hard drugs in an attempt to reduce the number of overdose-related deaths.
LILLEY: Trudeau, not Poilievre, debased House of Commons with Speaker's help — Toronto Sun
Disgraceful display fuelled by PM's desperation, Fergus's shortcomings as Speaker
Poilievre kicked out of Commons after calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 'wacko'
Testy exchanges between the prime minister and his chief opponent ended with the Opposition leader and one of his MPs being ejected from the House of Commons on Tuesday -- and the rest of Conservative caucus walking out of the chamber in protest.
Pierre Poilievre expelled from House of Commons for calling Trudeau 'wacko,' 'extremist' — National Post
The drama began when Trudeau and Poilievre starting trading barbs during question period
Speaker kicks Poilievre out of the Commons after he calls PM a 'wacko' in tense question period exchange — CBC News
Speaker Greg Fergus kicked Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre out of question period Tuesday after a particularly nasty exchange with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Pierre Poilievre ejected from House of Commons after calling Justin Trudeau a ‘wacko’
Poilievre made the statement during a fiery exchange with Trudeau during question period.
Things are about to get a lot more interesting I’m assuming.
“Mr Poilievre, I have to name you for disregarding the authority of the chair. Pursuant to the authority granted to me… I order you to withdraw from the House and from any participation by videoconference for the remainder of this day’s sitting,” Fergus said.
The House then erupted into a cacophony of noise as the Conservative leader left the chamber, followed slowly by his entire caucus.
On Tuesday, Fergus revealed he apparently believes it’s not unparliamentary for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to accuse Conservative leader of Pierre Poilievre of courting racists, but it is unparliamentary for Poilievre to call Trudeau a “wacko” pursuing “wacko” policies in response.
Fergus threw Poilievre out of the Commons after rejecting his substitutions of the word “extremist” to describe Trudeau and his policies as “radical.”
But he did nothing to Trudeau, who started the bitter exchange with Poilievre when he asked whether Trudeau would grant the request of B.C.’s NDP government to re-criminalize the use of street drugs in public places in that province.
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Trudeau ignored the question, accusing Poilievre of “actively courting the support of groups with white nationalist views,” demanding he apologize.
Poilievre responded: “I always condemn extremism and racism, including from the guy who spent the first half of his adult life as a practising racist, dressing up in hideous, racist costumes so many times he can’t remember them all.”
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“Mr Poilievre, I have to name you for disregarding the authority of the chair. Pursuant to the authority granted to me… I order you to withdraw from the House and from any participation by videoconference for the remainder of this day’s sitting,” Fergus said.
The House then erupted into a cacophony of noise as the Conservative leader left the chamber, followed slowly by his entire caucus.
On Tuesday, Fergus revealed he apparently believes it’s not unparliamentary for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to accuse Conservative leader of Pierre Poilievre of courting racists, but it is unparliamentary for Poilievre to call Trudeau a “wacko” pursuing “wacko” policies in response.
Fergus threw Poilievre out of the Commons after rejecting his substitutions of the word “extremist” to describe Trudeau and his policies as “radical.”
But he did nothing to Trudeau, who started the bitter exchange with Poilievre when he asked whether Trudeau would grant the request of B.C.’s NDP government to re-criminalize the use of street drugs in public places in that province.
EDITORIAL: New questions about Fergus’ impartiality — Toronto Sun
Liberal MP Greg Fergus, Speaker of the House of Commons, has already had to apologize for perceived Liberal bias and on Tuesday he raised new concerns about whether he’s capable of impartiality in his duties. In December, Fergus appeared in his Speaker’s robe in a video praising the outgoing...
Poilievre responded: “I always condemn extremism and racism, including from the guy who spent the first half of his adult life as a practising racist, dressing up in hideous, racist costumes so many times he can’t remember them all.”
LILLEY: Trudeau, not Poilievre, debased House of Commons with Speaker's help — Toronto Sun
Disgraceful display fuelled by PM's desperation, Fergus's shortcomings as Speaker
Until the Trudeau rhetoric surrounding the trucker convoy protest parking thing in Ottawa…I had never heard of it either.
Guess who came out and denounced diagalon? Poilievre. But that’s not overly newsworthy. Members of this diagalon thing where discussing Poilievre’s wife, & that went over like a lead balloon.
Poilievre denounces ‘abuse’ against wife allegedly from Diagolon founder who shook his hand - National | Globalnews.ca
The Canadian Press reported on Monday afternoon that in an interview with Jeremy Mackenzie, he said he was drinking when he made the comments and nobody meant any harm by it.
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The Liberals are now coming to their own defence…as the opposition to the opposition…sorta thing.
Anywho…It is too early to draw conclusions about drug decriminalization, the federal addictions and mental health minister suggested Monday, after British Columbia asked Ottawa to scale back its pilot to help curb concerns over public drug use.
In her first public remarks since B.C., made its request, Ya'ara Saks noted that the province is only a year into its three-year pilot project, which began in January 2023.
To make it happen, Health Canada issued an exemption to federal drug laws decriminalizing possession of small amounts of certain illegal drugs, including heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine.
"We're still evaluating the data," the minister said.
But on Friday, B.C. Premier David Eby asked Health Canada to amend that exemption order to recriminalize the use of those drugs in public spaces such as hospitals and restaurants.
While adults would still be allowed to use such drugs in private, they could be arrested for using them in public.
The request followed months of backlash from residents, health-care workers, police and conservative politicians about the project's effect on public safety.
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Eby told reporters Monday that other jurisdictions can learn from its experience with decriminalization to date.
He said there must be resources in place to address public drug use.
"There are important lessons to be learned on where we are to date, that don't need to be repeated," he said.
"Addressing the public's concern around public use is critical to having their understanding about taking a health approach to addiction. Balancing those two things is core, and I hope other jurisdictions take that lesson and don't repeat our mistakes."
British Columbia is asking Ottawa to roll back decriminalization of possession of small amounts of narcotics, led by NDP Premier David Eby — who fought for legalized supervised-injection sites in Vancouver with the Pivot Legal Society, before becoming executive director of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, where he advanced similar causes.
Decriminalization was something B.C. itself requested, but a lunatic judge decided last year that “decriminalization” means people must be allowed to consume illicit, hard drugs wherever and whenever they want: playgrounds, splash pads, bus shelters.
The complainant in that court case was the Harm Reduction Nurses Association, represented by the Pivot Legal Society.
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In her first public remarks since B.C., made its request, Ya'ara Saks noted that the province is only a year into its three-year pilot project, which began in January 2023.
To make it happen, Health Canada issued an exemption to federal drug laws decriminalizing possession of small amounts of certain illegal drugs, including heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine.
"We're still evaluating the data," the minister said.
But on Friday, B.C. Premier David Eby asked Health Canada to amend that exemption order to recriminalize the use of those drugs in public spaces such as hospitals and restaurants.
While adults would still be allowed to use such drugs in private, they could be arrested for using them in public.
The request followed months of backlash from residents, health-care workers, police and conservative politicians about the project's effect on public safety.
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He said there must be resources in place to address public drug use.
"There are important lessons to be learned on where we are to date, that don't need to be repeated," he said.
"Addressing the public's concern around public use is critical to having their understanding about taking a health approach to addiction. Balancing those two things is core, and I hope other jurisdictions take that lesson and don't repeat our mistakes."
British Columbia is asking Ottawa to roll back decriminalization of possession of small amounts of narcotics, led by NDP Premier David Eby — who fought for legalized supervised-injection sites in Vancouver with the Pivot Legal Society, before becoming executive director of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, where he advanced similar causes.
Decriminalization was something B.C. itself requested, but a lunatic judge decided last year that “decriminalization” means people must be allowed to consume illicit, hard drugs wherever and whenever they want: playgrounds, splash pads, bus shelters.
The complainant in that court case was the Harm Reduction Nurses Association, represented by the Pivot Legal Society.
Chris Selley: The notwithstanding clause can save B.C. from its decriminalization chaos — National Post
A judge says addicts must be allowed to use wherever they want. That's the sort of lunacy the notwithstanding clause was designed for
Give them until next year, let's see if they make their quota of people overdosing in the street. I think they said six people a day in Vancouver. The government wants to get those numbers up into the teens.
BC had a plan and wanted to try it. A judge changed the rules and made it unworkable. BC wants to go back to the plan that they had originally had set up. That’s basically the issue in a few sentences.
No apparently it's fake but the Progressives seem to think it's real & keep brining this nonsense up. They're the fools!
The Canadian boogey man , like the Patriot post in the US .