Poilievre says he would sue Big Pharma, won’t comment on supervised consumption sites
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Tuesdaythat if he became prime minister, he would sue pharmaceutical companies as a way to fund drug treatment — but he wouldn’t say what he would do about sites where users can consume drugs under supervision.
Poilievre has pledged to end the provision of a safer supply of drugs and disallow decriminalization. The positions earned swift condemnation from political opponents and drug policy experts, who say the measures are needed to mitigate a toxic drug supply that has led to thousands of preventable overdoses and deaths.“I don’t believe in flooding our communities with more and more taxpayer-funded drugs,” he said.
Federal Conservatives have had long-standing concerns over such sites, and former prime minister Stephen Harper’s government took issue with their expansion during his time in office, citing their perceived effect on public safety.
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