Toronto's top doctor doubles down on plan to decriminalize all drugs for personal use

Dr. Eileen de Villa issued a statement on Wednesday afternoon in response to a proposed change in B.C.'s federal exemption from drug possession laws to allow arrests for public drug use, and pushback against Toronto's plan to decriminalize drug possession within its borders.

However, the City's top doctor maintains that"decriminalization is fundamentally recognizing that addiction is a health issue — and therefore requires health-based interventions. Decriminalization is not legalization." "Our city urgently needs more publicly funded treatment options and accessible mental health supports, as well as affordable housing, all of which are severely lacking."

Acknowledging that"we know we cannot arrest our way out of this crisis," de Villa makes it clear that"lighting up a crack pipe on a playground or injecting drugs on the subway is not acceptable and should not be allowed."

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