By Canadian Press

CP NewsAlert: B.C. asks Health Canada to make drug use in public illegal again

Apr 26, 2024 | 1:26 PM

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is asking Health Canada to “urgently change” the province’s decriminalization policy to stop drug use in public. 

Premier David Eby says in a statement the change would make illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in parks. 

The U-turn by the provincial government comes after repeated criticisms about the decriminalization polices from local politicians, health workers and police about open drug use in public spaces. 

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