Poilievre Says Supervised Injection Sites Are ‘Drug Dens,’ Calls for Their Closure

Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to the media during a press conference in Montreal on July 12, 2024. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says supervised drug consumption sites are “drug dens” that need to be closed down.

“Everywhere they’ve been done, they’ve made everything worse,” he said during a July 12 news conference in Montreal. “I’m against drug dens next to children’s playgrounds, schools, other places where people who are vulnerable in the community live.”