April 14, 2026 marks the 10th anniversary of the declaration of a public health emergency in the province of B.C. following an unprecedented increase in drug-related harms.1 Then provincial health officer Dr. Perry Ken...

For Immediate Release

Toronto, ON | March 31, 2026––Today, exactly one year since the Government of Ontario forced nine Consumption and Treatment Services sites (CTS, also known as supervised consumption sites, or SCS) to close across the province, more than 250 

SFU’s Faculty of Health Sciences and the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition are pleased to announce together that after fifteen years as a project of SFU, the Coalition will begin operations as an independent not-for-profit organization on March 31, 2026.

Together, we have advanced research, policy, and community engagement to address some of the most pressing issues in...

March 31st 2026

The Honourable Doug Ford, MPP
Premier, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
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The Honourable Sylvia Jones, MPP
Deputy Premier, Minister of Health 
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As organizations working to advance policies grounded in public health and human rights principles, we strongly condemn the decision by the Government of Alberta to close the last remaining supervised consumption sites in Calgary and Lethbridge and urge its immediate reversal. If it proceeds, this policy decision will result in needless death of loved ones, as well as increas...