Western govts & media won't admit it
There's a crowd of people who are determined to stop helping addicts. They want to take us back to 1950, and incarceration. Safe supply & decriminalization, along with other supports, are the best answer atm
Oregon's increase in overdose deaths was driven by fentanyl, not decriminalization. Decriminalization led to fewer arrests and better access to addiction treatment. Long-term benefits of decriminalization may not be readily apparent, yet there's growing consensus to roll it back.
New preprint by @dfisman.bsky.social@sameo416.bsky.social@mark-ungrin.bsky.social@jvipondmd.bsky.social@dickzoutman.bsky.social. Yes, a COVID Inquiry will be difficult. Yes, it will be imperfect. But it's an opportunity to learn & improve the pandemic response.
So Poillievre is telling us who he is... They don't realize that teachers, especially teacher-librarians, are highly educated & not likely to encourage children to read such a thing? No?
Canada Needs a National COVID-19 Inquiry Now Preprint, with @dfisman.bsky.social@sameo416.bsky.social@mark-ungrin.bsky.social@juliamwright.bsky.social@dickzoutman.bsky.socialosf.io/preprints/so...
World Court decision on Israel’s occupation takes aim at Canadian trade policy There’s no longer any nuance—Canadian trade with Israel is in violation of international law monitormag.ca/articles/wor...
On July 19, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a groundbreaking advisory opinion affirming what Palestinians, legal scholars, and many observers have argued for years—Israel’s 57-ye...