Wed Mar 23, 2022 – 11:50 am EDT
OTTAWA, Ontario (LifeSiteNews) — As drug overdose deaths continue at record highs, the Trudeau government is looking at giving those suffering from addiction a “safe supply” of hard drugs.
After initially considering an outright decriminalization of all drugs, Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett told the Commons health committee on Monday that a so-called “safe supply” model might be more appropriate, which would involve provinces dealing hard drugs to addicts so they are not buying dangerous batches from the black market.
“As in the journey with cannabis, decriminalization still means people go to the street to get their drugs and they are still dying … I am focused on getting safer supplies to the people using drugs,” said Bennet. “We are looking at all the international models to be able to figure out what is the best way forward as we want to end this national public health crisis.”
“The other piece we are hearing a lot about is at the moment our safer supply programs are prescribed by physicians and there is a real movement to be able to look at other ways of getting safer supply, maybe
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