B.C. Premier David Eby has rebuffed the province’s retiring chief coroner’s swansong pleas for non-prescription safe supply of drugs, calling it a "fundamental issue’’ of disagreement on how to curb the toxic drug crisis.
"I do not believe that the distribution of incredibly toxic opioid drugs without the supervision of a medical professional in British Columbia is the way forward and the way out of the toxic drug crisis,‘’ Eby told a news conference.
I’ve voted for the NDP here, but I definitely think I would listen to the Chief Coroner here.
I’d think that someone who frequently examines and reports on people dying from drug overdoses, would be knowledgeable about what causes it and have solid ideas on how it can be prevented.
So it’s not just Mike Farnworth who over-rules the public because he disagrees.
This kind of heavy-handed shit is how the oranges lose their lock on the province and the blues win it on some populist trash.
On the contrary, I suspect that Eby is appeasing public sentiment with this. Unfortunately, a lot of people are still suspicious of safe supply. Conservatives have been the ones criticizing the NDP for being soft on drugs and crime, so I think this is strategic to not give them ammo.
