‘You’ve Got to Be Kidding Me’: Premier Ford Opposes Toronto’s ‘Nightmare’ Drug Decriminalization Proposal

‘You’ve Got to Be Kidding Me’: Premier Ford Opposes Toronto’s ‘Nightmare’ Drug Decriminalization Proposal
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaking at the 2023 Ontario Economic Summit in Toronto, on Nov. 1, 2023. The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford is opposing a City of Toronto proposal to decriminalize the possession of hard drugs, calling the policy of decriminalization a “nightmare” where it has already been put into practice.

The Ontario leader said Monday that the province should be doing more to invest in treatment for drug addicts as well as more investment in mental health. “That’s what we should be doing, not legalizing hard drugs. Like you got to be kidding me. Like letting people do cocaine and crack and heroin.” he said.