‘Slippery Slope’: Alberta’s Kenney Questions Federal-BC Drug Decriminalization Plan

‘Slippery Slope’: Alberta’s Kenney Questions Federal-BC Drug Decriminalization Plan
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks at the Rideau Club in Ottawa on March 12, 2020. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he has concerns about the federal government’s decision to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illegal drugs in British Columbia.

Kenney says the decision is a “slippery slope” and is counter-productive to solving the twin problems of illicit drugs and helping those recover from addiction.