Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has proposed new legislation to prevent the federal government from decriminalizing hard drugs in hospitals while introducing tougher criminal penalties on those bringing weapons into hospitals.
Speaking at a May 14 press conference in Vancouver, Mr. Poilievre said the Safe Hospitals Act would “take away the discretion from the federal health minister under the Controlled and Substances Act to decriminalize illicit drugs like fentanyl and meth, crack, and heroin in hospitals.”
