The Toronto Board of Health’s misguided push to legalise illicit drugs, mirroring a disastrous pilot project in British Columbia, would have only aggravated the existing drug crisis. This reckless approach neglects the broader community health, essential for maintaining safe and livable neighbourhoods. Politicians like Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rightly oppose such perilous policies, underscoring the necessity of protecting public safety. The alarming increase in overdoses and fatalities in B.C.’s failed experiment is stark evidence that decriminalisation fails to address the complexities of drug addiction.

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