A request by Canada’s biggest city to move forward on drug decriminalization is in limbo, facing significant provincial opposition and renewed political debate prompted by a partial rollback of B.C.’s existing policy.
Toronto put forward a request to the federal government in 2022, and provided additional information in 2023, Dr. Eileen de Villa, the city’s medical officer of health, said in an interview on Rosemary Barton Live that aired Sunday.
“Fundamentally, what that’s about is recognizing that addiction is, at its core, a health issue not a criminal issue,” she told CBC chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton.
