Nick Boyce
@nickboyce.bsky.social
Drugs, drug policy, etc... based in Ottawa, Canada.
Comments are my own.
Comments are my own.
We’re already seeing increased public drug consumption after the closure of Somerset West SCS in Ottawa & several deaths of people connected to the South Riverdale site in Toronto, two sites that have already been forced to close by the Ford government’s disastrous policy change.
#ONpoli
#SCS
#ONpoli
#SCS
Join us to learn about the legal challenge against Ontario’s Community Care and Recovery Act—a harmful law forcing 10 #SCS to close by April 1
Hosted w/ Toronto Harm Reduction Alliance, @wrdrugactionteam.bsky.social & Toronto Overdose Prevention Society
📅 March 20
🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Hosted w/ Toronto Harm Reduction Alliance, @wrdrugactionteam.bsky.social & Toronto Overdose Prevention Society
📅 March 20
🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
March 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Thanks to @godfrey.bsky.social for this interview and no nonsense reporting :)
#fentanyl
#bordersecurity
#tarrifs
#cdnpoli
#fentanyl
#bordersecurity
#tarrifs
#cdnpoli
“Are they going to reallocate that $1.3 billion to things that will actually help people?"
The escalating crackdown at a border where little fentanyl crosses already failed to prevent tariffs, and will increase risks for people who use drugs, reports @godfrey.bsky.social:
The escalating crackdown at a border where little fentanyl crosses already failed to prevent tariffs, and will increase risks for people who use drugs, reports @godfrey.bsky.social:
Canada Lets Trump’s Trade War Fuel Its Own Drug War
An enforcement crackdown at a border where little fentanyl crosses failed to stave off tariffs. It will increase risks for drug users.
filtermag.org
March 12, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Thanks to @godfrey.bsky.social for this interview and no nonsense reporting :)
#fentanyl
#bordersecurity
#tarrifs
#cdnpoli
#fentanyl
#bordersecurity
#tarrifs
#cdnpoli
Canada’s 3 minute statement during the General Debate in the plenary. 😕
Canada was 54th on the list and spoke in the afternoon session at 5:10pm. Scroll to 02:34:
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Canada was 54th on the list and spoke in the afternoon session at 5:10pm. Scroll to 02:34:
webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1b...
CND68: Meeting 2
The Commission on Narcotic Drugs discusses all drug-related matters and adopts resolutions and decisions thereon. It brings substances under international control under the International Drug Control ...
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March 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Canada’s 3 minute statement during the General Debate in the plenary. 😕
Canada was 54th on the list and spoke in the afternoon session at 5:10pm. Scroll to 02:34:
webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1b...
Canada was 54th on the list and spoke in the afternoon session at 5:10pm. Scroll to 02:34:
webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1b...
International Drug Policy Consortium member meeting ahead of the 68th Commission on Narcotic Drugs. Always good to start the week with forward thinking and lovely people.
@idpc.bsky.social
@candrugpolicy.bsky.social
#CND68 #CND2025
@idpc.bsky.social
@candrugpolicy.bsky.social
#CND68 #CND2025
March 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
International Drug Policy Consortium member meeting ahead of the 68th Commission on Narcotic Drugs. Always good to start the week with forward thinking and lovely people.
@idpc.bsky.social
@candrugpolicy.bsky.social
#CND68 #CND2025
@idpc.bsky.social
@candrugpolicy.bsky.social
#CND68 #CND2025
Reposted by Nick Boyce
fentanyl as pretext for annexing canada is peak drug war
March 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
fentanyl as pretext for annexing canada is peak drug war
Recent Federal announcements of $1.3billion for border security & $200million for RCMP; Alberta spending $23million on drones and sniffer dogs; Ontario investing in "Operation Deterrence"...
#Canada #CDNpoli #CanadaNews #border #bordersecurity #borders #USA #tariffs #fentanyl #drugpolicy
#Canada #CDNpoli #CanadaNews #border #bordersecurity #borders #USA #tariffs #fentanyl #drugpolicy
Canadian Drug Policy Coalition - La Coalition canadienne des politiques sur les drogues on LinkedIn: Border Crackdowns Won’t Stop Fentanyl
We know that recent annoucements on “border security” spending was never really about fentanyl. But even if it were, prohibition and law enforcement have…
www.linkedin.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Recent Federal announcements of $1.3billion for border security & $200million for RCMP; Alberta spending $23million on drones and sniffer dogs; Ontario investing in "Operation Deterrence"...
#Canada #CDNpoli #CanadaNews #border #bordersecurity #borders #USA #tariffs #fentanyl #drugpolicy
#Canada #CDNpoli #CanadaNews #border #bordersecurity #borders #USA #tariffs #fentanyl #drugpolicy
Last fall [Alberta] announced $29million to buy drones & narcotic detection equipment & drug dogs for the newly created unit... plan was already being developed BEFORE border security became an apparent issue underlying trade action by the U.S. 👮🐕
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
#CDNpoli
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
#CDNpoli
New border security teams starting up with interdiction patrol units - Medicine Hat News
@MedicineHatNews The province will spend $15 million to upgrade weigh stations near provincial boundaries, including the commercial inspection station at Dunmore, to house new “interdiction patrol” un...
medicinehatnews.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Last fall [Alberta] announced $29million to buy drones & narcotic detection equipment & drug dogs for the newly created unit... plan was already being developed BEFORE border security became an apparent issue underlying trade action by the U.S. 👮🐕
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
#CDNpoli
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
#CDNpoli
RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme: “We don’t have any data that suggests that there’s that number of fentanyl pills or products going south of the
border"
Government of Canada: Here’s an extra $200million and a fentanyl czar.
#cdnpoli
#fentanyl
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
border"
Government of Canada: Here’s an extra $200million and a fentanyl czar.
#cdnpoli
#fentanyl
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
RCMP Commissioner says ‘no data’ that fentanyl is moving south in mass quantities
Mounties in Ottawa say numbers from the U.S. customs agency do not differentiate between quantities of contraband crossing the border and what’s seized within border regions
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme: “We don’t have any data that suggests that there’s that number of fentanyl pills or products going south of the
border"
Government of Canada: Here’s an extra $200million and a fentanyl czar.
#cdnpoli
#fentanyl
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
border"
Government of Canada: Here’s an extra $200million and a fentanyl czar.
#cdnpoli
#fentanyl
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
2023 Health Canada report: federal government spent $433M on drug-related law enforcement (2017-2022) but $175M on prevention, treatment & harm-reduction initiatives combined. Recent $1.3B on border security & $200M for RCMP dwarf previous amounts.
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/02/27/h...
#cdnpoli
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/02/27/h...
#cdnpoli
How Ottawa’s border security plan falls short
Experts say Canada’s border security investments target physical borders, when crime groups’ methods increasingly bypass them altogether.
www.canadianaffairs.news
March 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
2023 Health Canada report: federal government spent $433M on drug-related law enforcement (2017-2022) but $175M on prevention, treatment & harm-reduction initiatives combined. Recent $1.3B on border security & $200M for RCMP dwarf previous amounts.
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/02/27/h...
#cdnpoli
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/02/27/h...
#cdnpoli
With the increasing visibility of poverty across Canada and a toxic drug crisis that shows no signs of ending, several provincial legislatures are resorting to policies like forced treatment to deflect attention away from their own failures that created these crises in the first place.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
The word “involuntary” downplays the violence and coercion involved….describing what happens to people forced into under-regulated rehab centres as “care” or “treatment” lends the practice a false air of legitimacy…”
By @zoedodd.bsky.social & @drugdatadecoded.ca
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By @zoedodd.bsky.social & @drugdatadecoded.ca
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Media, politicians are rebranding coercion against drug users as ‘care’ ⋆ The Breach
Governments are using forced abstinence to hide their failures—and our biggest papers are helping them
breachmedia.ca
February 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
With the increasing visibility of poverty across Canada and a toxic drug crisis that shows no signs of ending, several provincial legislatures are resorting to policies like forced treatment to deflect attention away from their own failures that created these crises in the first place.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
We all deserve to know what the human and financial costs of such performative tough-on-crime policies will be and how they will be funded. What will be cut to produce the billions of taxpayer dollars required to jail those who are poor and homeless?
#cndpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
#cndpoli
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Opinion: Imposing life sentences on fentanyl offences will only lead to more poverty, addiction and devastation
Pierre Poilievre’s suggestion that mandatory life sentences are the solution to the toxic drug crisis is misleading and dangerous
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
We all deserve to know what the human and financial costs of such performative tough-on-crime policies will be and how they will be funded. What will be cut to produce the billions of taxpayer dollars required to jail those who are poor and homeless?
#cndpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
#cndpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
@ottawapolice.bsky.social please read this:
#fentanyl
#methamphetamine
#fearmongering
#warondrugs
#fentanylczar
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#fentanyl
#methamphetamine
#fearmongering
#warondrugs
#fentanylczar
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Police reports of accidental fentanyl overdose in the field: Correcting a culture-bound syndrome that harms us all
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The rhetoric and actions coming out of the Prime Minister's Office are deeply disturbing. Total ramping up of the "war on drugs" - the very thing that has created the "unregulated/toxic drug/fentanyl crisis".
#fenatnylczar
#cdnpoli
#drugpolicy
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#fenatnylczar
#cdnpoli
#drugpolicy
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Former senior Mountie Kevin Brosseau appointed as Canada's fentanyl czar | CBC News
The federal government appointed former Mountie Kevin Brosseau as Canada's new "fentanyl czar" on Tuesday — a role created in part to soothe U.S. President Donald Trump's concerns about the northern b...
www.cbc.ca
February 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The rhetoric and actions coming out of the Prime Minister's Office are deeply disturbing. Total ramping up of the "war on drugs" - the very thing that has created the "unregulated/toxic drug/fentanyl crisis".
#fenatnylczar
#cdnpoli
#drugpolicy
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#fenatnylczar
#cdnpoli
#drugpolicy
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
The mess & toxicity of the unregulated drug supply, driven by scheduling & enforcement. But spending $1.3B over 5yrs on border security+$200M for RCMP & a "FENTANYL czar", on top of Budget 2023 allocation to Canadian Drugs & Substances Strategy ($358.6M over 5rs) will fix it! Federal spending...1/2
February 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The mess & toxicity of the unregulated drug supply, driven by scheduling & enforcement. But spending $1.3B over 5yrs on border security+$200M for RCMP & a "FENTANYL czar", on top of Budget 2023 allocation to Canadian Drugs & Substances Strategy ($358.6M over 5rs) will fix it! Federal spending...1/2
We are scapegoating drugs, and right now the drug of the day is fentanyl. We’re using that as a scapegoat and not talking about real issues such as housing, people’s well-being, environmental and climate justice [and the] racist, colonial and classist roots of drug policy.
#fentanyl
#cdnpoli
#fentanyl
#cdnpoli
"It’s smoke and mirrors, and optics to make it look like you’re taking something seriously," said
@nickboyce.bsky.social of @candrugpolicy.bsky.social.
"We don’t need a 'fentanyl czar.' We need a drug policy czar to actually critically appraise drug policy."
By @brishti.bsky.social:
@nickboyce.bsky.social of @candrugpolicy.bsky.social.
"We don’t need a 'fentanyl czar.' We need a drug policy czar to actually critically appraise drug policy."
By @brishti.bsky.social:
Trudeau Promises Canada “Fentanyl Czar” to Avoid Trump Tariffs
In a successful bid to stave off impending tariffs from President Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resurfaced a ...
filtermag.org
February 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
🔊8min30sec
Petra Schulz co-founded Moms Stop the Harm after her son died of an accidental fentanyl overdose. She weighs in on the government's plan to create a fentanyl czar
@msthpetra.bsky.social
@momsstoptheharm.bsky.social
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Petra Schulz co-founded Moms Stop the Harm after her son died of an accidental fentanyl overdose. She weighs in on the government's plan to create a fentanyl czar
@msthpetra.bsky.social
@momsstoptheharm.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
Why some worry a 'fentanyl czar' might do more harm than good | This is Toronto | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
Petra Schulz co-founded Moms Stop the Harm after her son died of an accidental fentanyl overdose. She weighs in on the government's plan to create a fentanyl czar as part of negotiations with the U.S....
www.cbc.ca
February 6, 2025 at 3:23 AM
🔊8min30sec
Petra Schulz co-founded Moms Stop the Harm after her son died of an accidental fentanyl overdose. She weighs in on the government's plan to create a fentanyl czar
@msthpetra.bsky.social
@momsstoptheharm.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
Petra Schulz co-founded Moms Stop the Harm after her son died of an accidental fentanyl overdose. She weighs in on the government's plan to create a fentanyl czar
@msthpetra.bsky.social
@momsstoptheharm.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
Sturko plays on fear and misinformation again.
“Last year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted about 19 kilograms of fentanyl at the northern border, compared with almost 9,600 kilograms at the border with Mexico”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/w...
“Last year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted about 19 kilograms of fentanyl at the northern border, compared with almost 9,600 kilograms at the border with Mexico”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/w...
January 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Sturko plays on fear and misinformation again.
“Last year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted about 19 kilograms of fentanyl at the northern border, compared with almost 9,600 kilograms at the border with Mexico”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/w...
“Last year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted about 19 kilograms of fentanyl at the northern border, compared with almost 9,600 kilograms at the border with Mexico”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/w...
My comments on @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social about recent police drug “busts” in Newfoundland Canada (12 minutes)
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
#cdnpoli
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#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca
January 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
My comments on @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social about recent police drug “busts” in Newfoundland Canada (12 minutes)
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
#cdnpoli
Canada’s public safety minister said less than 1% of illegal immigration & less than 1% of #fentanyl entering the United States comes from #Canada yet Canada is spending $1.3 billion including two helicopters and 60 drones to increase “border security” due to Trump’s tariff threats. 🙄😡
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
January 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Reposted by Nick Boyce
[WEBINAR] Decriminalization Across Movements: explore the history of criminalization faced by various communities, hear firsthand accounts from those directly affected by these policies & examine how grassroots movements and coalitions have worked together.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
[WEBINAR] Decriminalization Across Movements: explore the history of criminalization faced by various communities, hear firsthand accounts from those directly affected by these policies & examine how grassroots movements and coalitions have worked together.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The Supreme Court of Canada hearing Tuesday will hear arguments on the powers of police to arrest people at the scene of a drug overdose, and whether a 2017 law, known as the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act, is clear about those powers.
www.richmond-news.com/national-new...
www.richmond-news.com/national-new...
Harm reduction advocates hope high court will 'clarify' Canada's 'Good Samaritan' law
Harm reduction advocates say a case before Canada's high court will test the current Good Samaritan law that protects people from arrest after they call 911 asking for help for someone who has overdos...
www.richmond-news.com
January 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The Supreme Court of Canada hearing Tuesday will hear arguments on the powers of police to arrest people at the scene of a drug overdose, and whether a 2017 law, known as the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act, is clear about those powers.
www.richmond-news.com/national-new...
www.richmond-news.com/national-new...
Reposted by Nick Boyce
BC gov repealed Bill 34, a small but hard-fought victory against politically-driven laws and policies that inflict harm upon those made most vulnerable by oppressive systems. #BCpoli @pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social @hrna.bsky.social
Read the full joint statement: drugpolicy.ca/for-immediat...
Read the full joint statement: drugpolicy.ca/for-immediat...
December 20, 2024 at 9:26 PM
BC gov repealed Bill 34, a small but hard-fought victory against politically-driven laws and policies that inflict harm upon those made most vulnerable by oppressive systems. #BCpoli @pivotlegalsociety.bsky.social @hrna.bsky.social
Read the full joint statement: drugpolicy.ca/for-immediat...
Read the full joint statement: drugpolicy.ca/for-immediat...
RCMP Inspector James Cooke: “That's a constant game of trying to catch up with new and emerging drugs.”
So what brings this game to an end?
Hint: Not more scheduling and more toys for police
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...
So what brings this game to an end?
Hint: Not more scheduling and more toys for police
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...
Criminal networks are shifting from fentanyl imports to Canadian-made product | RCI
Border seizures are down, the street price is down — and Canadian-made fentanyl has gone global
ici.radio-canada.ca
December 18, 2024 at 3:01 PM
RCMP Inspector James Cooke: “That's a constant game of trying to catch up with new and emerging drugs.”
So what brings this game to an end?
Hint: Not more scheduling and more toys for police
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...
So what brings this game to an end?
Hint: Not more scheduling and more toys for police
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...