Anthony Furey: Our Leaders Should Take a Lesson From US Bipartisan Push to Tackle the Drug Crisis

Anthony Furey: Our Leaders Should Take a Lesson From US Bipartisan Push to Tackle the Drug Crisis
A Tim Hortons store in a file photo. A Tim Hortons location in Oshawa, Ont., had to close its indoor dining because too many drug users were injecting and being violent throughout the restaurant. STR/Gettty Images
Anthony Furey
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Tim Hortons is one of Canada’s most iconic brands. It’s a place to grab a double-double, a Boston cream donut, and catch up with friends. It’s also increasingly a place to do hard drugs—at least when it comes to a Tim Hortons location in the city of Oshawa, just east of Toronto, that has had to close its indoor dining because too many drug users were injecting and being violent throughout the restaurant.