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Canadian Drug Policy Coalition
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Advancing drug policies grounded in public health, human rights and compassion. Part of @SFU_FHS

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CISUR Scientist Jaime Arredondo will be moderating this session on November 26.
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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[Webinar] Explore how drug policy & migration intersect, the rights & freedoms at stake, & what it takes to build policies that protect people—amid fear-driven politics from “fentanyl czar” to Bills C-2 & C-12, & Canada’s complicity in U.S. actions abroad.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Confronting Fear-Based Politics – Drug Policy, Borders and Migration . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
In times of uncertainty, politicians scapegoat marginalized communities—blaming groups like migrants and people who use drugs for complex societal challenges. From the creation of a "fentanyl czar" to...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Canadians need to write their MPs

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November 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Trump said, ‘Jump.’ Canada said, ‘How high?’

Budget 2025 pours public money into militarization and policing while cutting the services that actually keep people healthy and safe.

🔗 Read our detailed blog post: drugpolicy.ca/budget-2025-...
Budget 2025 Withdraws Public Money from Canadians’ Health and Well-being, Deposits it in the Pockets of Military and Policing - Canadian Drug Policy Coalition
This week’s federal budget commits billions to US-style policies that will make the unregulated drug market more profitable and less predictable, harming the health and well-being of communities. In t...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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📣 DULF found guilty for life-saving compassion club 📣

But WAIT! Not so fast…
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Court finds DULF guilty for compassion club "heralded as success"
Convictions are on hold as the compassion club founders prepare for a Charter challenge to begin on November 24.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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"The War on Drugs is a War on Workers"
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November 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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Is Canada complicit in extrajudicial murder? Nick Boyce explains how Canadian tech, surveillance, and Operation CARIBBE is enabling Trump’s illegal airstrikes on civilians. Close the arms export loophole and suspend CARIBBE.

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Is Canada complicit in extrajudicial murder?
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November 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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"Evidence demonstrating Canada’s complicity in illegal U.S. strikes is mounting. Canada participates in Operation CARIBBE, described by the Department of National Defence as “Canada’s contribution to U.S.-led enhanced counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean.”
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The U.S. military is illegally killing civilians in international waters — and Canada is involved.

Read our detailed blog post to learn more: drugpolicy.ca/canadas-comp...
October 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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The U.S. military is illegally killing civilians in international waters — and Canada is involved.

Read our detailed blog post to learn more: drugpolicy.ca/canadas-comp...
October 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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AFB 2026 is live! Major public cuts are avoidable. Canadians need supports and services based on equality and solidarity. The CCPA’s Alternative Federal Budget offers just that: Building a True Canadian Sovereignty. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
October 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Today, the Supreme Court affirms that the Good Samaritan Overdose Act must be applied to protect people who call 9-1-1 in overdose emergencies from arrest for simple possession. A major step toward evidence-based, life-saving policy.

#HarmReduction #cdnpoli

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Supreme Court Affirms Life-Saving Intent of Good Samaritan Law - Canadian Drug Policy Coalition
Canada | October 24, 2025 – With reasoning that will have implications nationwide amid an ongoing public health crisis, the Supreme Court of Canada delivered a landmark...
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October 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Today, the Supreme Court of Canada delivered a landmark ruling affirming that the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act must be interpreted to fulfill its life-saving purpose.

Read the press release: drugpolicy.ca/supreme-cour...

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October 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation...

Read our statement in the post & find more here: linktr.ee/candrugpolicy

#TruthandReconciliation #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation #NDTC
September 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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"Homelessness is a structural issue caused by government, and ... what is being called disorder is public suffering," Larkin said.

"Detaining someone against their will is not a response to public suffering."
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#CareIsNotCoerced
canadahealthwatch.ca Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · Sep 28
Reactions to B.C. premier's announcement of new involuntary care facilities https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-premier-involuntary-care-prince-george-surrey-1.7645702

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
B.C. Premier David Eby, seen here earlier this year, announced on Friday that 100 new involuntary care beds are coming to Prince George and Surrey. The announcement has drawn praise from local councillors in those communities, even as advocates express concern over the province's approach.
September 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Join us for our webinar: HIV/AIDS, Harm Reduction & 2SLGBTQIA+ History.

We’ll look at how these movements began, the victories communities won, and how solidarity can advance health, dignity & justice.

📅 Oct. 8 2025
⏰ 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT
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September 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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@candrugpolicy.bsky.social any way you can post more about Wednesday October 8 organizing event?

Online Event: HIV/AIDS, Harm Reduction and 2SLGBTQIA+ History

Register now.
Online event.

Come and learn more, & volunteer where you can! ✌🏼😃
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L'interprétation simultanée vers le français sera disponible lors du webinaire The HIV/AIDS epidemic and the birth of harm reduction are inseparable, as are the lessons from their legacies. Starting...
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September 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Communities across the country are mobilizing on September 20th to demand that Prime Minister Carney and Canada’s governments pick a side: injustice, violence, & climate destruction—or a just & safe future for all of us.

Sign up to join a #DrawTheLine action near you: drawtheline.world
July 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Executive director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, DJ Larkin, appeared on CBC News Network to offer comments and context on recently-released data on drug toxicity (overdose) deaths.

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September 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Today is #WorldHepatitisDay!

Let's break down all the obstacles hindering the elimination of viral hepatitis.

Read our president's address!

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July 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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💬 "These deaths are avoidable."

Stigma, underfunding & silence fuel the hepatitis crisis.

On #WorldHepatitisDay, we echo @worldhepalliance.bsky.social's call:

🧪 Scale up testing
💊 Expand treatment
✊ End the stigma

Read the article 👉 bit.ly/454uM1g
Time to Eliminate the World's Second Deadliest Virus | Action for Global Health
Hepatitis kills over 1 million people a year. On #WorldHepatitisDay, we explore the urgent need to eliminate this silent epidemic.
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July 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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"money should instead be spent on preventing people from becoming unwell in the first place," says our policy analyst Nicole Luongo — including modernizing outpatient mental health and drug treatment systems that are regulated and accessible.

Read here: vancouversun.com/health/does-...
Does involuntary care work? Three B.C. residents share their personal stories
B.C. opened 28 new involuntary care beds, but this treatment has existed for people under the Mental Health Act. Three first-person stores.
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July 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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“The PTSD I live with — not as a result of being mentally ill, not as a result of being a substance user, but as a result of what I endured in treatment for those conditions — is so severe that my quality of life continues to be exceptionally poor,”
#bcpoli #abpoli
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Does involuntary care work? Three B.C. residents share their personal stories
B.C. opened 28 new involuntary care beds, but this treatment has existed for people under the Mental Health Act. Three first-person stores.
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July 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Today, on #SupportDontPunish, we stand in solidarity with people impacted by harmful drug policies — in Canada and around the world.

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June 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Our new resource – created in partnership with @pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social and @candrugpolicy.bsky.social lays out the legal implications of operating an Overdose Prevention Site in Ontario and protections for operators and patrons.

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June 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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In response to the closure of safe consumption sites in Ontario, communities and volunteers are mobilizing to provide supports.

Find out the legal implications of operating an Overdose Prevention Site in Ontario and protections for operators and patrons.

www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/it-is-n...
June 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM