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Cake day: June 29th, 2023

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  • Smith noted her government had signed an agreement with Ottawa worth $24 billion over 10 years to uphold the principles of the Canada Health Act. “That means that you cannot charge to access insured services. If that’s what [Marda Loop is] doing, they will be shut down, they will be fined, [or] we will withhold payments to them. So it won’t be allowed to happen,” Smith said.

    Weird. This seems like a normal thing for a normal premier to say. Not what I expected from her when this story broke.






  • To follow Portugal’s example Canada needs to decriminalize personal possession of illicit substances across the country, offer safe supply and treatment on demand and focus on recovery, prevention and education, Johns says,

    Seems logical. That’s what research shows works to keep people alive and give them a chance to recover

    adding this was all outlined in his defeated private member’s bill.

    Ah. Politically too scary. Gives the opposition ammo that you’re coddling those dirty junkies and who cares if they die anyway, it’s called personal responsibility, ever heard of it.