This article originally appeared in the Downtown East newspaper – the precursor to The Volcano – in February 2014. We are running it in this issue about the 16-year BC Liberal legacy because under the Christy Clark government the funding to the Women’s Action Group and the entire Drug User…
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Health & Harm Reduction
A disingenuous thank you: BC Liberals pose over the bodies of the thousand lost to…
On February 20 of this year, a letter went out from Health Minister Terry Lake and Solicitor General Clayton…
BC anti-election column: BC Liberals and NDP both promise a renewed war on…
On May 9th 2017, people in British Columbia will go to the polls to vote for a new Provincial government. For many…
Open letter to the City of Victoria Mayor & Council and Island Health
Editors note: In a disturbing trend toward community policing as a response to state-sanctioned…
Death prevention sites don’t stop overdoses: decriminalize drugs now!
In the fall of 2016, through necessity, two alleyway tents complete with clean injection supplies and…
Community Policing and the health and overdose prevention dimensions of…
On Wednesday January 25, 2017, fifteen Downtown Eastside (DTES) residents showed up to speak out…
BC Liberal self-celebrated Overdose Prevention Strategy doesn’t amount to much in…
On December 19th all of British Columbia’s regional health authorities issued coordinated statements…
Not the solution we need – A first glance at the federal government’s legal…
On Monday December 12, 2016, the federal health minister, Jane Philpott, announced a new bill, almost…
Open Letter: Portrait of a Negative Externality on the Eve of a National…
By the Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs
Originally published November 14th, 2016 on…
Portraits of Regions in Struggle
Abbotsford—Dignity Village
Nick, one of the attendees from Abbotsford, explained how “Multi-family crime-free…