Conservatives would close supervised drug consumption sites: Poilievre
Jul 12, 2024 | 8:54 AM
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OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says supervised consumption sites are just “drug dens” and that he will close them if his party forms the next government.
Poilievre visited a park near such a site in Montreal this morning and said he would close all locations near schools, playgrounds and “anywhere else that they endanger the public.”
The first supervised injection site opened in Vancouver more than 20 years ago.
The sites are intended to try and prevent overdoses by allowing people to bring drugs to use under the observation of trained staff.
