Moms Stop the Harm, the HIV Legal Network, and the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition call on Health Canada to immediately release and implement the recommendations of its own Safer Supply Expert Review - expert guidance that was developed, then withheld from the public and never acted upon.

You may be wondering where Canada’s federal political parties stand when it comes to addressing the overdose and toxic drug crisis. We have some answers.

Moms Stop the Harm (MSTH) has reached out to all federal party leaders with seats in the House of Commons, urging them to respond to critical questions about the overdose and toxic drug crisis.

We demand accountability from the ERC

We demand full and equitable access to healthcare, including mental health and substance use care, in all federal and provincial prisons and jails and in remand centers.

We demand non-carceral alternatives for people with a mental health crisis and in need of substance use treatment!

We demand care not cuffs!

In a media briefing on community policing in St. Albert on April 18, 2023, you were asked if people who use drugs should be forced into treatment and you replied, "All options are on the table”. Furthermore, an article in the Globe and Mail from April 18 suggests potential legislation on involuntary care, called the “Compassionate Intervention Act”.

We understand that having a loved one who is using substances can make parents and others feel desperate and grasp at any straw. We have been there, but our experience, supported by the available evidence, has taught us that the answer is prevention, treatment and harm reduction and not involuntary care.