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Safety for Whom? Ontario’s War on Safe Consumption Sites is No Act of Care

On December 4, 2024, amendments to the Community Care and Recovery Act within Bill 223 received Royal Assent in the Ontario legislature. This move, made without expert or public consultation, will significantly impact the operation of Supervised Consumption Sites (also known as Safe Consumption Sites, or SCSs) in Ontario and, by extension, the safety of …

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Two Weeks, Six Dead: Police Violence, Indigenous Dehumanization & Canadian Indifference

The dehumanization of Indigenous peoples is reflected in the indifference of Canadians today – so much so that our deaths become merely passing bylines. Over a two-week period (August 29 – September 9, 2024), police have killed six Indigenous people.  The details of the cases range.  In two separate instances, Tammy Bateman and an unnamed …

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