Poilievre Calls Safe Injection Sites ‘Drug Dens,’ Says They Need to Be Closed

Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre says safe drug consumption sites are “drug dens” that need to be closed down. “Everywhere they’ve been done, they’ve made everything worse,” he said during a July 12 news conference in Montreal. “I’m against drug dens next to children’s playgrounds, schools, other places where people who are vulnerable in the community live.” Mr. Poilievre’s speech was just steps away from a supervised consumption site at the Maison Benoit Labre, which is also a transitional housing project. The Conservative Party leader called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to close down the site, which is a two-minute walk from Victor Rousselot Elementary School, adding that the federal government has the power to do so....