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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The AB government spends money freely when the $$$ go to their friends, like Last Door Recovery from BC (received millions for a now defunct app), for the Recovery conference, Recovery Day concerts, but not for an effective Indigenous program. #TruthAndReconcilliation www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Poundmaker’s Lodge Treatment Centres closes St. Albert day program, seeks funding to resume it | CBC News

The executive director of Poundmaker’s Lodge Treatment Centres held a news conference on Monday to speak about the funding challenges that recently prompted the closure of the addictions facility's da...

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HRNA_AIIRM @hrna.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour residential school Survivors, their families and communities, and the children who never returned home. We also reaffirm our commitment to resisting anti-Indigenous racism and residential school denialism.

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NATIONAL DAY FOR
TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION
HONOUR SURVIVORS.
BELIEVE THEIR TRUTH.
RESIST ANTI-INDIGENOUS RACISM.
Harm reduction is a commitment to social justice. Truth and reconciliation are more than remembrance. They mean confronting the systems that create and perpetuate harm.
TAKE ACTION.
LEARN. LISTEN. ACT.

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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Where is the funding for a so called „recovery oriented system of care“ when you need it? Many can‘t afford inpatient treatment, especially mothers of young children and people who want to maintain their jobs. This program filled an important gap.

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Workers for Ethical Substance Use Policy @wesup.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Sept. 18th in Vancouver

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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Anyone who questions why we need harm reduction AND Treatment, must listen to the voices of these amazing people who are here today to find wellness thanks to a consumption site. Thank you all 🙏🏻 Closing the sites means fewer people will get help, and more people will die. youtu.be/Rb4umIE53GI?...

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Stories of Sanctuary and Loss - What happens when care gets taken away

YouTube video by Substance Use Health Network (aka NSSCoP)

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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Will it be clawed back by AB?

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Zachary Weeks | Disability Advocate ♿️ @zacharyweeks.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

$150 one time payment for people on the Canada Disability Benefit. You do not apply for it. It is meant to offset the doctor's fee for the DTC form. No payment date posted yet. www.canada.ca/en/employmen... #DisabilityRights

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About the Canada Disability Benefit program - Canada.ca

An overview of the Canada Disability Benefit Act and the regulatory development engagement process, with key web links

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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 03/09/2026

This is a devastating interview describing the last hours of Calgary’s supervised consumption site and the aftermath of the UCP government shutting it down. www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p....

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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Was closing Calgary's SCS the right call? Two frontline workers weigh in. #ableg #yyc podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...

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Was closing Calgary's SCS the right call? Two frontline workers weigh in.

Podcast Episode · This is Calgary · September 2 · 29m

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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 05/09/2026

Really loving the new format and voice to @crackdownpod.bsky.social after their hiatus. Give an ear to their latest, Toothless Tiger, focusing on police impunity (plus a variety of other topics!): www.crackdownpod.com

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Crackdown Podcast

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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 01/09/2026

Also pointing out the photo they chose for this story. Nothing has changed at the Herald in ten years of this crisis. Editors are still choosing to visually, insidiously link drug use and filth by placing the classic needles in dirt photo over a largely unrelated story.

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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 02/09/2026

SCOOP To prevent this story from coming to light, Alberta’s UCP government billed me $1,500 for a freedom of information request, misled me into trimming it, then delayed it by six months after I paid $646. That’s why you should read it. drugdatadecoded.ca/alberta-gove...

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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 02/09/2026

NEW A months after incorporating, ROSC Solutions Group had over $70,000,000 in funding from Alberta's UCP government – despite senior officials knowing that the politically connected company was ineligible. Now, the UCP is stonewalling access to contract records. drugdatadecoded.ca/alberta-gove...

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Alberta government refuses to disclose why it gave millions to ROSC Solutions Group

ROSC Solutions Group incorporated in late 2022. By March 2023, it had $70 million in Alberta provincial funding. Now, the Ministry of Mental Health and Addiction is deflecting requests for information...

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Drug Policy Alliance @drugpolicy.org · 02/09/2026

Since last year, the U.S. government has bombed 68 boats in international waters. Now, they are seeking to expand military drug operations onto land across the Western Hemisphere. Suspected drug trafficking can be legally addressed through investigation and due process—not execution.

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Drug Policy Alliance @drugpolicy.org · 03/09/2026

People came together in NYC with a simple, but clear message “healthcare, not lethal military force.” Veterans, doctors, and everyday people spoke out against military strikes on boats especially as Medicaid and other health services get cut. 📷: Emerson Soto

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HEARTS Alberta @heartsalberta.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

„So why do we keep measuring success by how many tents we remove instead of how many people we actually help into permanent housing and the supports they need to stay housed?“ On our Substack. substack.com/@heartsalber...

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Hearts Alberta (@heartsalberta)

No matter how many times. and how many millions, we spend sending Edmonton Police Service and City of Edmonton crews out to tear down tents, remove belongings and clear encampments, none of it gets pe...

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Corey Ranger @nurseranger.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

“Manitoba opens first supervised drug-use site in Winnipeg after prolonged delay” There’s a lot of problematic framing here that really shouldn’t have made it to print. But… Great to see a provincial government resisting moral panic to address the crisis. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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Manitoba opens first supervised drug-use site in Winnipeg after prolonged delay

Province partnered with Indigenous health non-profit to establish the facility, which faced community pushback and political opposition

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Doctors for Safer Drug Policy @dsdp.ca · 13/08/2026

us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join us for a 5 part webinar series featuring hospital-based OPS/SCS sites across Canada, highlighting different models and approaches to implementation and advocacy and discussing lessons learned.

Moderated by Tommy Brothers.

Sept. 8th - 1pm ET - St Paul’s Hospital (Vancouver)
Naomi Watt and Serena Eagland

Sept. 22nd - 12pm ET - Vancouver Island Unsanctioned Hospital OPS
Dr. Jess Wilder & Dr. Ryan Herriot

Oct. 13th - 12pm ET - Casey House (Toronto)
Christene Stevens, Jen Bordin, and Vanessa Palmer

Oct. 20th - 1pm ET - Fraser Health (BC)
Jennifer Conway-Brown and Erin Gibson

Oct. 27th - 12pm ET - Royal Alexander Hospital (Edmonton)
Dr. Karine Meador, Dr. Sheri Klassen & Dr. Kathryn Dong

Register one time and come to any / all sessions.

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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 14/08/2026

Calgary police behaving like ICE using immigration status to crack down on protests ⬇️ this is a national scandal

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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 15/08/2026

Just realized I accidentally deleted from this story my entire interview with Travis Peddie, who recently tried to keep supervised consumption sites open in Alberta in a court case. 🤦‍♂️ Fortunately, he gave me another big lead so I’ll follow up with all of it soon! drugdatadecoded.ca/how-health-c...

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Anatomy of a hush-up: How Health Canada buried the safe supply expert reviews

After a nearly two-year access to information process, Drug Data Decoded has obtained the correspondence detailing steps taken inside Health Canada to ensure the Expert Advisory Group reports on medic...

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HEARTS Alberta @heartsalberta.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The question we need to ask is: What happens after a young person is forcibly detained? The judges recommendation is wrong and seems emotional rather than rational or evidence based. substack.com/@heartsalber...

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Hearts Alberta (@heartsalberta)

What happened in this case is tragic. No young person should die from the toxic drug supply, regardless of the circumstances. But the judge is wrong in suggesting that more involuntary care is the an...

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HEARTS Alberta @heartsalberta.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Our hearts are with you Alene. #SafeSupply saves lives. Bad drug policies kill.

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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Where are people who are unhoused supposed to use? People don’t have a place to live, they don’t have safe places to use and the are criminalized by Winnipeg police. This disproportionately affects indigenous people, women and gender diverse people. This causes further harm and deaths.

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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

“As Ginetta Salvalaggio, a professor at the University of Alberta, states, these centres seem like a reaction to public discomfort with homelessness and substance use. All in all, these centres feel like a band-aid solution.”

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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

These dramatic increases in ambulance calls in #ON are a stark reminder that consumption site closures put lives at risk and add strain EMS and ERs. EMS call ⬆️ for non-fatal ODs Thunder Bay ⬆️ 20% Hamilton ⬆️ 199% Toronto ⬆️ 115 % Ottawa ⬆️ 52% www.cbc.ca/news/investi...

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Overdose calls to paramedics on the rise Ontario, CBC analysis shows | CBC Embedded-Only

Non-fatal opioid overdose calls are on the rise in four Ontario cities — nearly tripling in Hamilton in the first five months of 2026. Researchers and social workers suggest the toxic drug supply and ...

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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

This was also shown in Red Deer AB, and will be in Calgary and Lethbridge. Lives are at risk and fewer ambulances are ready for other calls. Everyone should care about that, evenbf they do not care about people who use drugs.

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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Governments on one side demonize some addictions while promoting others, especially gambling and alcohol (serving alcohol at 6 AM in Alberta is now permitted). Bad health policy and all levels.

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Iris Gorfinkel, M.D. @drgorfinkel.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

1 out of every 5 minutes of Canadian sports broadcasting is now an ad for gambling. Games have become casinos, preying on young men. Has governing lost its way? @thestar.com

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Iris Gorfinkel, M.D. @drgorfinkel.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Answer me this. To what degree should governments be in the gambling business? How much is TOO much?

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Doctors for Safer Drug Policy @dsdp.ca · 07/07/2026

rabble.ca/health/in-pr... "CSC’s own data points to a troubling trend. In January 2025, 3,447 people were enrolled in OAT across federal prisons. By March 2026, that number had declined to 2,565 — a drop of nearly 900. This drop began in the months following the October 2025 policy shift."

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In prison, toxic drug deaths are rising. Access to treatment is shrinking

Recent policy changes mean that treatment for addiction is becoming less accessible to those who are incarcerated.

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HEARTS Alberta @heartsalberta.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Substance use prevention is not about drugs. It’s about the factors that may increase the risk of substance use, early education and intervention, using community based rather than punitive approaches. Great to see these guidelines. anchoringchange.ca

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Anchoring Change | Substance Use Prevention in Canada

Anchoring Change is a national initiative and pan-Canadian standard designed to transform school-based substance use prevention, education, and intervention.

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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

People will die as a result of conservative policies.

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