Quand données probantes et arguments économiques et juridiques ne suffisent pas : comment riposter aux assauts politiques contre la réduction des méfaits
17 août 2026 • Par Ahmed BayoumiAcross Canada, harm reduction is under attack. Innovative and evidence-informed programs have been cut, reversed and shuttered. Politicians are retreating from progressive drug policies. Where Canadians were once global leaders in harm reduction, now governments at all levels are retreating from harm reduction principles and practices. The contrast with where Canada once was and current Canadian drug policy is striking. Harm reduction advocates and their allies are fighting back. They are producing evidence briefs about health benefits and preventable deaths, making arguments about costs and launching legal challenges. But these efforts have not been enough to prevent shutting down harm...
