Thoughts on BC Politics and More

Sometimes you need a little bit of distance from a problem to see the situation clearly. Which is why the testimony of BC’s top police chiefs to a federal committee of MPs in Ottawa this week brought into sharp focus the issue of decriminalization — specifically, it’s many, troubling, ongoing, unintended consequences. At the top of that list, the helplessness police feel to respond to the widespread open public drug use ... CLICK HERE for the full story

When British Columbia’s drug decriminalization pilot project came into force earlier this year, only two-thirds of police officers had been trained in what that meant, The Tyee has learned This comes from a document accessed via a freedom of information request that laid out the meeting minutes of the province’s Mental Health Working Group back in January 2023 ... CLICK HERE for the full story