We apologize, but this video has failed to load.The philosophy, which has been posted to the organizations social media accounts and printed on official materials, is also contrary to provincial regulations for what the government calls “Consumption and Treatment” sites. According to provincial rules, such sitesannual report issued by the centre
This philosophical break from provincial regulations and best practices for such sites should be enough to shut this facility down. If the Ford government isn’t ready to go that far, they need to force out CEO Jason Altenberg, the entirety of the senior leadership in the harm reduction programs and demand the resignations of board members starting with chair Mike Wilson.Article content
“Unfortunately, once people have drunk the Kool-Aid and think this is a good thing, it’s hard to have the same workers recognizing the importance and value of facilitating a journey to recovery.”Ontario Premier Doug Ford has long been skeptical of safe injection sites and capped the number in the province at 21. He’s spoken out in favour of more treatment, something that clearly goes against the philosophy of the SRCHC, and many other activists on this file.
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