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The Alberta government announced yesterday, March 20th, that it is closing Safe Consumption Sites (SCSs) in Calgary and Lethbridge.

The decision was based on an illegitimate study conducted by the Alberta government, and published under false pretenses in the journal "Addiction".

On March 13, Ford's Ontario government revealed (and announced on March 16) that they would be pulling funding from remaining provincially supported SCSs based on this one study.

On March 18, Manitoba premier Wab Kinew also walked back his decision to fast-track an SCS in Winnipeg seemingly based on the study.

And, MP Brad Redekopp demanded that Saskatchewan SCSs, which have never received provincial funding, have their federal licenses revoked based on the study also.

https://drugdatadecoded.ca/breaking-alberta-government-to-announce-calgary-and-lethbridge-supervised-consumption-site-closures/

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BREAKING: Alberta government to announce Calgary and Lethbridge supervised consumption site closures

Nine days after it announced a fraudulent study published by its staff, the Alberta government is moving quickly to dismantle what remains of supervised consumption services in the province.

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Notably, many of these decisions were made without consent or meaningful consultation.

For instance, Saskatchewan MP Redekopp misrepresented the majority of people who spoke against SCS closures — he cherry-picked select minority opinions and used them to justify his position.

Indeed, it seems while politicians cannot even do their jobs, they also fail at playing the role of other professionals. Politicians are not doctors, nor are they researchers or legal professionals.