YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Navigating the road to recovery

The toxic drug crisis is taking lives, and harming families and individuals in communities across the province.Confronting the stigma of mental health and substance use is essential to get more people the help they need. In 2023, our government tested a decriminalization pilot with broad support from advocates, service providers, and police to help people seek care without fear of criminalization or discrimination. While it hasn’t delivered what we hoped, it has offered important lessons t