Thoughts on BC Politics and More

One year down, two to go, for British Columbia’s hard drug decriminalization experiment. A Simon Fraser University clinical psychologist is not surprised that the death toll from toxic drug overdoses in B.C. hit a record 2,511 in 2023. Dr. Julian Somers of the Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction predicted a year go that the public health emergency would worsen ... CLICK HERE for the podcast

In the midst of a small retreat from the decriminalization experiment that is designed to deal with the overdose-death emergency, the NDP government also stepped back on another drug front. As debate continued on a bill to limit the places where it’s legal to use small quantities of formerly illegal hard drugs, the government ended a contract with a drug-user advocacy group that was involved in the shadowy marketing of hard drugs ... CLICK HERE for the full story  

While, the title of this blog is " Thoughts on BC Politics and More " ... I wonder how many have noticed, or remember, the sub-heading?   It states that it is to include, "A Discussion on the political, economic, and social issues in British Columbia and Canada". That was deliberate on my part, as I did not want this blog to merely be a political commentary, and yes I know, some of you will also include the word 'rhetoric' --- fair enough.   That said, socio- economic issues are important to me, and I believe to the majority of people as well.   That's why I have always described myself as a fiscal conservative, with a social conscience.   I believe a community cannot be healthy if there is only a focus on jobs and money -- the well-being of its' people / citizens must also be factored in.   That's why today I am pleased to offer the following commentary from two Kamloops residents ... Caroline King, and Dennis Giesbrecht.  ...