The Conservatives have introduced a non-binding motion in the House of Commons calling on the Liberal government to “immediately reverse” a number of its hard-drug policies outlined in the Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy (CDSS), which the Tories say has contributed heavily to Canada’s ongoing opioid crisis.
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre introduced the motion on May 18, while criticizing in particular Ottawa granting the B.C. government authorization in January to temporarily decriminalize possession of small amounts of hard drugs.
The Tories’ motion said that Canada’s ongoing opioid crisis “has killed over 35,000 people since 2016,” adding that yearly drug overdose deaths in B.C. “increased by 330% between 2015 and 2022.”…