A backlash to B.C.'s drug policies?
As people in B.C. continue to die from toxic drugs, a look at harm reduction efforts in the province. Have they failed, or have they not gone far enough?
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B.C. is on track to have another record-breaking year for toxic drug deaths. But as people continue to die, a backlash appears to be growing to the province's current strategies for tackling the crisis.
A recent polarizing documentary, Vancouver Is Dying, as well as a recent video by federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, have pointed fingers at B.C.'s slate of harm reduction policies.
But many drug policy experts argue just the opposite.
Today, Moira Wyton, a health reporter for the Tyee, joins us for a look at the state of BC's toxic drug crisis, the criticisms coming from both ends of the spectrum, and where things go from here.