“I am trying to convene conversations with them. At the same time … the tool I have is really the penalties when (provinces) are outside the Canada Health Act,”

“Until they put it in place, and until I see that their new model is preventing people to get access to what is medically necessary, until that point, I have no real hook,”

There is no one size fits all. Because yes they save lives … but at the same time I'm not the one delivering the services.

Today's data offers cautious optimism.

If a province doesn't want to move forward with a safe consumption site I can't force them.

Those declines are real progress, but deaths remain far higher than a decade ago.

Over the last year, our new government has taken concrete steps to detect and disrupt the illegal drug trade, and to help people struggling with addictions. Despite some positive results, the fight against the toxic drug crisis is far from…