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Join us for a new event: Debunking "Safer Supply"

Join us on November 26th for a discussion on the community harms of Ontario's "safer supply" programs.

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Canada is divided on the drug crisis—so are its doctors

[This article was originally published in The Hub and has been syndicated with permission]

Nov 10 • 

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October 2025

The Shaky Science Behind Harm Reduction and Pediatric Gender Medicine

Both are shaped by radical LGBTQ activism and questionable evidence.

Oct 24 • 

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Canada must make public order a priority again

Public disorder has cities crying out for help. The solution cannot simply be to expand our public institutions’ crisis services

Oct 2 • 

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September 2025

No, Addicts Shouldn’t Make Drug Policy

Canada’s policy of deferring to the “leadership” of drug users has proved predictably disastrous. The United States should take heed.

Sep 16 • 

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Why North America’s Drug Decriminalization Experiments Failed

Oregon and British Columbia neglected to coerce addicts into treatment.

Sep 2 • 

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August 2025

‘Alcohol is a poison’ that needs honest warning labels, says Senator Patrick Brazeau

Senator Brazeau, a colon cancer survivor, has introduced a private member’s bill to mandate health warning labels on alcohol bottles

Aug 11 • 

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The businesses creating jobs for people in recovery

People in recovery face major barriers to employment. These programs are building jobs that put healing first

Aug 8 • 

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Alcohol’s health risks obscured by influential scientific group: study

Experts say alcohol’s health risks in Canada are downplayed due to outdated science and widespread public misinformation

Aug 6 • 

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False profits — how alcohol costs Canada more than it brings in

Governments see alcohol as a cash cow, but health policy experts say it is quietly bleeding public coffers

Aug 4 • 

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‘Greening out’: Experts call for THC limits in cannabis products

Experts warn surging THC levels are fuelling growing health risks — and say stronger regulation is urgently needed

Aug 1 • 

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July 2025

Why is B.C.’s safer supply program shrinking?

Experts say physicians have lost their ‘zeal’ for prescribing safer supply amid growing concerns about diversion and effectiveness

Jul 30 • 

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