Canadian drug and homeless policies are causing a violation of our right to public safety.

Form Letter #3

See federal and respective provincial email lists below:

FEDERAL

The Hon. Mark Holland, MP, Minister of Health Canada
The Hon. Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Assoc. Minister of Health
The Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finance Health Committee Finance Committee

sean.casey@parl.gc.ca; stephen.ellis@parl.gc.ca;  luc.theriault@parl.gc.ca;  todd.doherty@parl.gc.ca;  laila.goodridge@parl.gc.ca;  robert.kitchen@parl.gc.ca;  brendan.hanley@parl.gc.ca;  majid.jowhari@parl.gc.ca;  peter.julian@parl.gc.ca;  yasir.naqvi@parl.gc.ca;  Marcus.Powlowski@parl.gc.ca;  sonia.sidhu@parl.gc.ca;  Marty.Morantz@parl.gc.ca; JasrajSingh.Hallan@parl.gc.ca;  gabriel.ste-marie@parl.gc.ca;  adam.chambers@parl.gc.ca;  Philip.Lawrence@parl.gc.ca; peter.fonseca@parl.gc.ca; Yvan.Baker@parl.gc.ca;  Rachel.Bendayan@parl.gc.ca;  don.davies@parl.gc.ca;  julie.dzerowicz@parl.gc.ca;  joanne.thompson@parl.gc.ca;  Patrick.Weiler@parl.gc.ca; mark.holland@parl.gc.ca;  yaara.saks@parl.gc.ca;  chrystia.freeland@parl.gc.ca   

PROVINCIAL (ONTARIO)
The Hon. Doug Ford, Premier Ontario
Hon. Michael Tibollo Associate Minister, Mental Health and Addictions
Sharie Thompson-Rudder, Deputy Superintendent of Treatment & Programs
Hon. Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Hon.
Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance

doug.fordco@pc.ola.org;  michael.tibolloco@pc.ola.org; sharie.thompson-rudder@ontario.ca;  sylvia.jones@ontario.ca;  Peter.Bethlenfalvy@pc.ola.org    

PROVINCIAL (BRITISH COLUMBIA)
Hon.David Eby, K.C, Premier British Columbia
Hon. Jennifer Whiteside, Associate Minister, Mental Health and Addictions
Hon. Adrian Dix, Minister of Health
Hon. Katrine Conroy, Minister of Finance

Premier@gov.bc.ca;  david.eby.MLA@leg.bc.ca;  MMHA.Minister@gov.bc.ca;  HLTH.Minister@gov.bc.ca;  FIN.Minister@gov.bc.ca    

PROVINCIAL (NOVA SCOTIA)
Hon. Tim Houston, Premier Nova Scotia
Hon. Allan MacMaster, Minister of Finance and Treasury Board
Hon. Brian Comer, Minister, Addictions and Mental Health
Hon. Michelle Thompson, Minister of Health and Wellness

Health.Minister@novascotia.ca;  CNSMinister@novascotia.ca; FinanceMinister@novascotia.ca; premier@novascotia.ca   

PROVINCIAL (PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND)
Hon. Dennis King, Premier Prince Edward Island
Hon. Jill Burridge, Minister of Finance
Hon. D. Mark V. McLane, Minister Health and Wellness

mamclaneminister@gov.pe.ca;  jsburridgeminister@gov.pe.ca;  premier@gov.pe.ca; 

PROVINCIAL (NEWFOUNDLAND)
The Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services
The Honourable Siobhan Coady, Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance

andrewfurey@gov.nl.ca;  TOsborne@gov.nl.ca;  siobhancoady@gov.nl.ca;   

Subject: Stop All Funding for Advocacy Groups Promoting Decriminalization of Illicit Drugs

The Canadian government has been funding advocacy groups that promote the decriminalization of hard drugs. The Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health approved BC’s recent request to recriminalize the use of illicit drugs in public spaces, saying “"We've moved forward with B.C. on this with a clear lens on public health and public safety, because we know that we need to address the opioid crisis and the overdose deaths that we're seeing as a public health issue.” If Health Canada is committed to addressing the opioid crisis, a fundamental shift must take place in the priority for funding applications under the Substance Use and Addictions Program and other grants. Evidence-based strategies like “harm reduction” are well intentioned, but not well implemented. And evidence-based knowledge tells us that highly addictive substances can easily produce a substance use disorder due to the ‘toxicity’ from even just one use. Federal and provincial funding for advocacy groups, non-profit organizations and all community-based supports must contain a condition to actively promote prevention and/or recovery-oriented solutions. Government funds must no longer be granted to organizations that are exploiting the opioid crisis to promote the decriminalization of illicit drugs.

Sincerely,

[Your Name, City/Town]  

Form Letter #2

We provide you with Form Letter #2 as follows:

See email list for federal and relevant provincial email recipients:

FEDERAL
The Hon. Sean Fraser, MP, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, The Hon. Mark Holland, MP, Minister of Health Canada, The Hon. Dominic LeBlanc, MP, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions, and Intergovernmental Affairs, Justice and Human Rights Committee, Health Committee, Public Safety Committee

sean.fraser@parl.gc.ca ; mark.holland@parl.gc.ca ; dominic.leblanc@parl.gc.ca ; Rob.Moore@parl.gc.ca ; rheal.fortin@parl.gc.ca  frank.caputo@parl.gc.ca ; marilyn.gladu@parl.gc.ca ; Tako.VanPopta@parl.gc.ca ; lenametlege.diab@parl.gc.ca  Elisabeth.Briere@parl.gc.ca ; anju.dhillon@parl.gc.ca ; randall.garrison@parl.gc.ca ; anthony.housefather@parl.gc.ca ; james.maloney@parl.gc.ca ; marco.mendicino@parl.gc.ca ; sean.casey@parl.gc.ca ; stephen.ellis@parl.gc.ca ; luc.theriault@parl.gc.ca ; todd.doherty@parl.gc.ca ; laila.goodridge@parl.gc.ca ; robert.kitchen@parl.gc.ca ; brendan.hanley@parl.gc.ca ; majid.jowhari@parl.gc.ca ; peter.julian@parl.gc.ca ; yasir.naqvi@parl.gc.ca ; Marcus.Powlowski@parl.gc.ca ; sonia.sidhu@parl.gc.ca ; Doug.Shipley@parl.gc.ca  heath.macdonald@parl.gc.ca ; Kristina.Michaud@parl.gc.ca ; chris.bittle@parl.gc.ca ; Damien.Kurek@parl.gc.ca ; Dane.Lloyd@parl.gc.ca ; glen.motz@parl.gc.ca ; heath.macdonald@parl.gc.ca ; chris.bittle@parl.gc.ca ; iqwinder.gaheer@parl.gc.ca ; alistair.macgregor@parl.gc.ca ; ron.mckinnon@parl.gc.ca ; jennifer.oconnell@parl.gc.ca ; peter.schiefke@parl.gc.ca 

PROVINCIAL (ONTARIO)
The Hon. Doug Ford, Premier Ontario, Hon. Paul Calandra, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Hon. Michael Tibollo, Associate Minister, Mental Health and Addictions, Sharie Thompson-Rudder, Deputy Superintendent of Treatment & Programs
doug.fordco@pc.ola.org ; Paul.Calandraco@pc.ola.org ; michael.tibolloco@pc.ola.org ; sharie.thompson-rudder@ontario.ca 

PROVINCIAL (BRITISH COLUMBIA)
Hon. David Eby, K.C, Premier British Columbia
Hon. Anne Kang, Minister of Municipal Affairs
Hon. Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing
Hon. Jennifer Whiteside, Associate Minister, Mental Health and Addictions, Hon. Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, Hon. Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and Deputy Premier
Premier@gov.bc.ca ; david.eby.MLA@leg.bc.ca ; Muni.minister@gov.bc.ca ; ravi.kahlon.MLA@leg.bc.ca ; MMHA.Minister@gov.bc.ca ; HLTH.Minister@gov.bc.ca ; PSSG.Minister@gov.bc.ca 

PROVINCIAL (NOVA SCOTIA)
Hon. Tim Houston, Premier Nova Scotia, Hon. John Lohr, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Hon. Brian Comer, Minister, Addictions and Mental Health, Hon. Brendan Maguire, Minister of Community Services
Hon. Michelle Thompson, Minister of Health and Wellness
premier@novascotia.ca ; dmamin@novascotia.ca  DCSMIN@novascotia.ca ; CNSMinister@novascotia.ca ; Health.Minister@novascotia.ca 

PROVINCIAL (PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND)
Hon. Dennis King, Premier Prince Edward Island, Hon. D. Mark V. McLane, Minister Health and Wellness, Hon. Rob Lantz, Housing Land and Communities, Hon. Bloyce Thompson, Minister of Justice and Public Safety
premier@gov.pe.ca ; MinisterJPS@gov.pe.ca  MinisterHLC@gov.pe.ca  mamclaneminister@gov.pe.ca 

PROVINCIAL (NEWFOUNDLAND)
The Honourable Dr. Andrew Furey, Premier, The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Health and Community Services
The Honourable Fred Hutton, Minister of Housing
andrewfurey@gov.nl.ca ; TOsborne@gov.nl.ca ; fredhutton@gov.nl.ca 

Subject: The Banner of Homelessness

The situation involving homeless encampments and public safety concerns is now playing out throughout all provinces in Canada. Many activists are campaigning for encampments and more drug use programs, through their own grief of losing a loved one to drug overdose. Whether this is based in grief or guilt, or simply funded by interested third parties, pressure is transferred to the provinces by applying one label of homelessness that includes those afflicted by drug addiction and serious mental illness.

If we can separate the disabilities and serious mental illness and drug addicted groups from the banner of homelessness and consider the primary cause of their plight of homelessness, strategies can change and there can be a shift toward long-term positive outcomes, rather than the current "meet them where they are at" and then leave them where they are at strategies.

No doubt this will also make it more difficult for the activists, pro drug liberation supporters, all proponents of drug use sites and any other stakeholders who get traction under the homeless banner. These influences need to be recognized as groups with underlying interests, not necessarily expert opinion. The idea of demanding equality for one group at the cost of the rights and freedoms of other groups is not a righteous society, and we must acknowledge and prioritize this current situation as a 'public safety' issue.

We need to break down homelessness into groups of “just homeless”, “homeless and addicted”, and “homeless and mentally unstable” so that needs can be adequately accommodated. We need social housing for the first group, but we need provincial and federally regulated programs for the second two groups with a focus on health care and recovery-oriented housing. Without allowing this separation, current programs will continue to present barriers to recovery, and surrounding communities all across Canada will continue to be traumatized and witness the suffering of individuals in crisis that are not being adequately housed or cared for.

Sincerely,
[Your Name and Town/City]

Form Letter #1

FEDERAL PETITION

Hello All,

Bringing you an update. Now live on the House of Commons e-petition site calling on the federal government to move away from supporting free drugs and injection sites and instead move towards supporting treatment, recovery, and community safety. This has been formally sponsored by MP Kevin Vuong who shares our advocacy for this issue. Without comprehensive addiction recovery and rehabilitation programs, safe supply/consumption only serve to perpetuate addiction, increase crime, and destroy lives and communities.

Please sign and share.

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4930&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3be06bjS8fuZvwnmFWsNfkklpCMkskRDQM7Gr8FL5Ux_IV7-2c91HfnGI_aem_AWKeA-NKT2L3g9IFGD6utlX2r-COevl0BYCMAC3KCG-iV2LDrX72EGPCv26zLJtkNtLJxhfKmTEzkc3IjpF3S7ln 

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https://breakpointcommunities.ca/ 

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BREAKPOINT Communities

We bring you: BREAKPOINT Communities for Public Safety

Greetings!

You are receiving our message because you signed this ongoing petition within the last 6 months. While we were busy forming liaisons across the country, the time has finally come to share that collective knowledge, years of research as well as our comparable data and other strategies. We are also at a pivotal moment to take a stand against the further decriminalization of potentially fatal drugs in our communities. Now, the Ontario Chief Medical Officer is promoting decriminalization.

Although this "evidence based strategy" may be well intentioned, evidence based knowledge tells us there is major fallout in the decriminalization project being currently piloted in British Columbia. 

We know that "harm reduction" alone does not end the cycle of addiction. It keeps people trapped and stuck in their trauma. We are subsidizing addiction when we could be subsidizing recovery, social intervention and reintegration. The current trajectory of social housing and drug use programs will bankrupt each community from a financial, social and moral standpoint.

Let's end the fallout of the opioid crisis. Let's end the national public safety crisis! Let's stand together in the movement for change!

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