FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, sḵwx̱wú7mesh & səlilwətaɬ territory| Vancouver, BC | September 29, 2026 – In a landmark ruling that could alter the fabric of drug policy in Canada, the BC Supreme ...

A United Nations special rapporteur has published a damning report on the U.S. military campaign of missile strikes on boats allegedly transporting drugs, characterizing them as "serial extrajudicial ...

Two activists who sourced, tested, and distributed drugs could face life in prison. Their Charter challenge argues drug users have a right to a safer supply

Overdoses, driven to new heights in the 2010s, are not killing as many Canadians as they did a few years ago. Health officials aren’t yet sure whether that’s cause for celebration

Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) save lives, strengthen public systems, and protect workers. Closing them makes Ontario less safe.  Ontario is in a toxic drug crisis. Loved ones die every day ...

Suite en français In a landmark ruling in Waterloo, a judgement from the Ontario Superior Court has declared that discriminatory treatment of people experiencing homelessness is a violation of equali...

<p><span>This paper examines the constitutional limits imposed by section 7 of the <i>Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms</i> on government effort

Opinion: OPS easy target as they're usually located in areas where homelessness is evident and public consumption of drugs already occurs.

April 14, 2026 marks the 10th anniversary of the declaration of a public health emergency in the province of B.C. following an unprecedented increase in drug-related harms.1 Then provincial health off...

The Canadian Drug Policy Coalition is evolving and will officially become a not-for-profit organization based in British Columbia

As organizations working to advance policies grounded in human rights and public health, HIV Legal Network and the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition strongly condemn the decision by the Government of Alb...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Ottawa, Canada | March 24, 2026—Yesterday, the United Nations Human Rights Committee released a report rebuking Canada’s narrow interpretation of the “right to life” and called ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2026 | Geneva —   Today in Geneva, United Nations Human Rights Committee members expressed surprise at Canada’s claim that Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civ...

Standing Senate Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs

The province is neglecting safer supply and housing, which are proven to reduce harms, says Lisa Lapointe.

Working towards the recognition, implementation and exercise of our inherent Indigenous Title, Rights and Treaty Rights

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Despite clear evidence and contravening Indigenous rights, WHO recommends the harshest scheduling for the coca leaf, upholding racist and colonial underpinnings of its ban.

As British Columbia’s overdose crisis escalated in the second half of the 2010s, Jeremy Kalicum was getting his first experience ...

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...

Since September 2, 2025, the U.S. military has killed at least 57 civilians in international waters, in strikes that international law and human rights authorities have condemned as illegal.1 Evidence...

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...

Convictions are on hold as the compassion club founders prepare for a Charter challenge to begin on November 24.

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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...