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Former chief coroner describes years of calls for changes to help toxic drug crisis
- The former chief coroner for British Columbia, Lisa Lapointe, stated that the provincial government ignored expert advice on overdose prevention and recommendations for a safe drug supply.
- Lapointe indicated that she initiated three expert panels addressing the overdose crisis since 2017, but the government did not heed their recommendations.
- Lapointe claimed that the government dismissed a non-medical model to provide safer drugs, despite recommendations made in recent panel reports.
- Defense lawyers for Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx argue that shutting down their compassion club infringed on Charter rights regarding safer drug use.
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Former chief coroner describes years of calls for changes to help toxic drug crisis
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