The decision by the NDP Government in B.C. and the Trudeau Government in Ottawa, which takes effect today, to decriminalize hard drugs including heroin, crystal meth, fentanyl and cocaine, will echo for years, if not decades, to come.
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Already, the state of quasi-decriminalization, which has existed in B.C. for more than a decade, has led to a massive increase in drug abuse and associated negative outcomes.
Over 2,000 British Columbians DEAD each year.
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Over 2,000 British Columbians DEAD each year.
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Skyrocketing crime – including 4 random stranger attacks each day in Vancouver.
Exhausted emergency services. Overwhelmed police. Rampant homelessness, degeneracy, and open-air drug use.
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Exhausted emergency services. Overwhelmed police. Rampant homelessness, degeneracy, and open-air drug use.
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All while taxpayers are footed with a bill worth BILLIONS of additional dollars each year with no discernable improvement.
Expect all of these aforementioned problems to get even worse after “official decriminalization”.
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Expect all of these aforementioned problems to get even worse after “official decriminalization”.
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But most damaging, I expect, is the effect this will have to “destigmatize” what is objectively the most destructive behaviour in our society today.
Decriminalization will lower the barriers for those on the fence about making that jump to fentanyl, heroin or cocaine.
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Decriminalization will lower the barriers for those on the fence about making that jump to fentanyl, heroin or cocaine.
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While making it easier for dealers to prey on students – whether it be on university, college or high school campuses.
Is this the future we want for our country?
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Is this the future we want for our country?
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A society that says its ok to pump yourself full of deadly, debilitating drugs in perpetuity with no regard for anyone else around you? (or the taxpayers picking up the bill?)
This is not the path forward. Canadians deserve better.
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This is not the path forward. Canadians deserve better.
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