For Smith, her deadly cabal (sorry, 'base'), and CPC, The 'Alberta Model' being a Charter violation is part of the point. Another point is it allows them to wag their finger sanctimoniously at the addicted and declare their moral failure. There's few things they like better than a feeling of moral superiority, even if it kills people.
To fully grasp the lethal immorality of the 'Alberta Model' , with a hefty serving of racism thrown in, look what has happened to Indigenous life expectancy since 2015.
In public health terms, this is a catastrophe that is almost indescribable in it's impact. This will take years to reverse, no matter how many treatment beds are opened.
Before I hear the usual,' Well because of opioid poisoning it's bad for everyone else as well!': no, it's not. Not even close.
As an Albertan, I cringe whenever Smith opens her mouth to speak.
I can’t count the number of comments that said, “...well what about the increased overdoses they will come from pushing these drugs on people at safe consumption sites?”! 🤦🏻♂️
They completely miss the point of “safe...”. The point is regulated/untainted “safe” supply as well as quantity.
And then there are the health professionals, not part-time/after-school people who will be handing out needles and drug packets to whoever walks in. They’ll be available to discuss treatment options and refer to other professionals.
The CPC’s simplistic approach to everything caters to a segment of the population that worships freedom and personal accountability...until misfortune befalls them, then it’s a different story
“We’re Con’s, we don’t believe in that” is quickly forgotten -- they suddenly become “Canadians” deserving everything and anything they can get.
Eg. Stephen Harper’s company privately applied for COVID support all the while he’s publicly throwing mud at CERB and other programs.
Their philosophy seems based on this summary:
Con: It hasn’t happened to me, so I don’t care.
Progressive: It shouldn’t happen to anyone, that’s why I care.
Back in the early 2000's (2005 I believe) project NAOMI was implemented in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. Everything I recall hearing about it back then seemed to show that with managed injections, many addicts could function quite well in society. I don't recall if the project ended early (due to a change in federal government) and a quick search hasn't turned up a lot of information, save this one report: https://drugpolicy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/NPAreportMarch5-12.pdf . Why we keep insisting on reinventing the wheel and doing studies is beyond me!
What else do we expect from an ultra tight libertarian Alberta government, supported by Take Back Alberta Parker and living in a Dream World of neoliberalism where my way or the highway takes precedent. Poilievre keeps telling how broken Canada is and my impression is he is responsible.
For Smith, her deadly cabal (sorry, 'base'), and CPC, The 'Alberta Model' being a Charter violation is part of the point. Another point is it allows them to wag their finger sanctimoniously at the addicted and declare their moral failure. There's few things they like better than a feeling of moral superiority, even if it kills people.
To fully grasp the lethal immorality of the 'Alberta Model' , with a hefty serving of racism thrown in, look what has happened to Indigenous life expectancy since 2015.
https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/first-nations-life-expectancy-plummets-in-alberta-due-to-opioid-deaths/
In public health terms, this is a catastrophe that is almost indescribable in it's impact. This will take years to reverse, no matter how many treatment beds are opened.
Before I hear the usual,' Well because of opioid poisoning it's bad for everyone else as well!': no, it's not. Not even close.
https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/CAN/canada/life-expectancy#:~:text=The%20current%20life%20expectancy%20for,a%200.18%25%20increase%20from%202020.
As an Albertan, I cringe whenever Smith opens her mouth to speak.
I can’t count the number of comments that said, “...well what about the increased overdoses they will come from pushing these drugs on people at safe consumption sites?”! 🤦🏻♂️
They completely miss the point of “safe...”. The point is regulated/untainted “safe” supply as well as quantity.
And then there are the health professionals, not part-time/after-school people who will be handing out needles and drug packets to whoever walks in. They’ll be available to discuss treatment options and refer to other professionals.
The CPC’s simplistic approach to everything caters to a segment of the population that worships freedom and personal accountability...until misfortune befalls them, then it’s a different story
“We’re Con’s, we don’t believe in that” is quickly forgotten -- they suddenly become “Canadians” deserving everything and anything they can get.
Eg. Stephen Harper’s company privately applied for COVID support all the while he’s publicly throwing mud at CERB and other programs.
Their philosophy seems based on this summary:
Con: It hasn’t happened to me, so I don’t care.
Progressive: It shouldn’t happen to anyone, that’s why I care.
Soooo many people need to read this, believe it and act -- government leaders and voters. Thank you.
Back in the early 2000's (2005 I believe) project NAOMI was implemented in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. Everything I recall hearing about it back then seemed to show that with managed injections, many addicts could function quite well in society. I don't recall if the project ended early (due to a change in federal government) and a quick search hasn't turned up a lot of information, save this one report: https://drugpolicy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/NPAreportMarch5-12.pdf . Why we keep insisting on reinventing the wheel and doing studies is beyond me!
What else do we expect from an ultra tight libertarian Alberta government, supported by Take Back Alberta Parker and living in a Dream World of neoliberalism where my way or the highway takes precedent. Poilievre keeps telling how broken Canada is and my impression is he is responsible.