Anthony Furey: Oregon’s Failed Drug Experiment Is a Wake-Up Call for Canada

Commentary The push is on to get Canada back to common sense when it comes to the worsening drug culture in our cities. On May 7, the federal Liberal government approved the B.C. NDP government’s request to recriminalize the possession of hard drugs. And in recent weeks, federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have both denounced how the City of Toronto wants to one-up B.C. and decriminalize hard drugs not just for adults but minors as well. When Ford speaks out against the Toronto proposal, he now references Oregon as an example of why we shouldn’t go down that path. Let’s take a look at what happened in the northwestern American state and why, as Ford rightly says, Oregon’s experience is a cautionary tale for other jurisdictions....