Claims about ‘safer supply’ diversion aren’t disinformation

This month, police in London, Ont., admitted to what critics have said all along: safer supply diversion is happening at alarming levels.

By Sabrina Maddeaux  - Full story at https://caainc.org.au/

Last spring, Canada’s minister of mental health and addictions claimed critics’ concerns about “safer supply” diversion — the illegal selling and trading of taxpayer-funded addictive drugs — were based on lies.

“For Pierre Poilievre to state untrue information about safer supply, and try to create barriers to accessing harm reduction services that are saving lives amid this ongoing crisis, is incredibly irresponsible and dehumanizing to people who use drugs,” read a statement by then-minister Carolyn Bennett’s office.

Fast forward a year, and it’s clear which side was telling the truth.