Canada’s Election Guarantees Grim Outlook for Harm Reduction

Canada’s Election Guarantees Grim Outlook for Harm Reduction

As Canadians head to the polls in the coming days, they will be faced with few options to increase access to harm reduction while thousands of people continue to die each year from the adulterated drug supply. Instead, platforms released by the major parties ahead of the April 28 election reflect a long-running retreat from lifesaving policies, in favor of “tough-on-crime” legislation. There’s been a years-long political backlash against harm re…