Federal documents reveal what happened behind the scenes with Toronto’s request to decriminalize drugs
… Toronto updated its application, answered the questions, provided a letter of support from the police and detailed plans on risk mitigation, communications and monitoring and evaluation for the program.
It wasn’t enough to pass muster with Health Canada and the federal agency went back to the city.
“Given the very broad request by TPH (i.e. the inclusion of all youth, all substances in the [Controlled Drugs and Substances Act] and no maximum possession amount), Health Canada continues its assessment of the request and levers available to them in this context,” the department wrote in a May 12, 2023 letter.
WTF?
