Ontario Premier Doug Ford Asks Ottawa to Pause Approval of Safe-Supply Sites

Published on May 20, 2024

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is asking Ottawa to pause approval of safe-supply programs in the province. Mr. Ford made the comments in a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on May 17. “I’m now asking that you also extend the requirement for provincial support to ‘safe supply’ sites, which are approved solely and unilaterally by Health Canada,” the premier wrote. “Due to Health Canada’s siloed approval process, the province is completely in the dark about where these federally approved sites are operating and the quantity of controlled and illegal substances they dispense. This is frankly unacceptable.” The premier’s letter came the same day that Health Canada denied a request by the City of Toronto to decriminalize possession of controlled illegal drugs for personal use....

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