The latest news articles featuring BC Centre on Substance Use.
Reality check: Pierre Poilievre says Justin Trudeau legalized hard drugs in British Columbia. Is that true?
May 26, 2024 | Toronto Star
OTTAWA—You’ve probably heard him say it: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre claims Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government “legalized hard drugs” in British Columbia, a move he believes will unleash “chaos and carnage” across Canada. He’s referring to B.C.’s three-year pilot program,...
Backtracking on drug decriminalization is politically cowardly – and illogical
May 22, 2024 | Globe and Mail
British Columbia’s three-year pilot project to decriminalize personal possession of drugs hadn’t even hit its halfway point when the province delivered a catastrophic blow to its own policy. In January, 2023, the federal government created an exemption for B.C. to decriminalize drug use, allowi...
Toronto’s denied drug decriminalization is a step ‘backwards,’ expert says
May 18, 2024 | Global News
Provinces and territories should not stop pushing for drug decriminalization despite the federal government’s rejection of Toronto’s request, one expert says. Guy Felicella, a harm reduction and recovery expert in British Columbia, says all regions in Canada need to persevere with treating sub...
Despite all the shouting, the opioid crisis continues to defy simple answers
May 02, 2024 | CBC News
The debate in Parliament about British Columbia’s experience with drug decriminalization was already operating at extremes before Pierre Poilievre used the term “wacko.” During question period on Monday, the Conservative leader said the Liberal government had unleashed “dr...
How Guy Felicella stopped using drugs
April 30, 2024 | CBC Radio - BC Today
Harm reduction and recovery advocate Guy Felicella speaks to BC Today host Michelle Eliot about his recovery from drug addiction and the “defining” moments that shaped his healing. He shares how his work as a peer clinical advisor for the B.C. Centre on Substance Use inspires him — and...
