Commentary
Facing a surge in opioid overdose deaths he calls an “absolute catastrophe,” Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart is hoping for help by asking Ottawa to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illicit drugs.
Viewpoints
Opinion
Enabling Drug Use Isn’t Working
The real solution lies within families and in addiction treatment
Women write messages on a banner during a memorial service to remember those who have died from drug overdoses in B.C., on International Overdose Awareness Day in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on Aug. 31, 2017. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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Brad Bird
Author
Brad Bird began his career by freelancing in the 1970s. He worked for the Winnipeg Free Press in the 1980s and various smaller papers since, as well as abroad in conflict zones and for a Conservative MP in the Harper government. Also an author, he divides his time between Manitoba and B.C.
