JOHNSON – Our health system isn’t set up for an addiction crisis
By DAVID JOHNSON ArmchairMayor.ca Contributor SO, AS OF JAN. 31, B.C. residents can possess specific amounts of certain controlled drugs. Let’s be absolutely clear — [Continue]
Drug addiction
EDITORIAL – New drug plan is no panacea but it beats doing nothing
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘HELPING TO REDUCE STIGMA through decriminalization’ was the headline on a B.C. government news release yesterday. It’s about the [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Have we gone too far with ‘more inclusive’ language on drugs?
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BRITISH COLUMBIA’S MARCH toward gender-neutral language in our laws continues, with another 741 instances of “outdated” references [Continue]
PETERS – Katherine McParland’s cause of death doesn’t tarnish her legacy
A WORD OF ADVICE to the people of Kamloops: do not let anyone put anything but respect on the name of Katherine McParland. The coroner’s report into McParland’s death was [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER: Coroner’s report provides a chance to break down a stigma
WHEN YOUTH HOMELESSNESS advocate Katherine McParland died a year and a half ago, she was eulogized for her work raising awareness and funding for kids aging out of the foster [Continue]
PETERS – Response to overdose crisis should include cabinet shuffle
THE NDP GOVERNMENT theme its newly released provincial budget ‘Better Together,’ suggesting a collaborative approach would help address the many issues facing British [Continue]
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