Poilievre Proposes Legislation to Ban Feds From Decriminalizing Hard Drugs in Hospitals

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has proposed new legislation seeking to ban the federal government from decriminalizing hard drugs in hospitals as well as introducing tougher criminal penalties for those bringing weapons into hospitals. Mr. Poilievre made the announcement at a press conference on May 14 in Vancouver, saying the Safe Hospitals Act would “take away the discretion from the federal health minister under the Controlled and Substances Act to decriminalize illicit drugs like fentanyl and meth, crack, and heroine in hospitals.” He said it would also create an aggravating factor for the purposes of sentencing for anyone bringing illegal or unauthorized weapons into a hospital....