NDP
- Declare a public health emergency.
- Work with all levels of government & health experts to decriminalise drug addiction & end stigma surrounding it.
- Work with the provinces & health professionals to create a safe supply of medically-regulated alternatives.
- Support overdose prevention sites.
- Expand access to treatment-on-demand.
- Launch an investigation into the role drug companies may have played.
New Democrats believe that there is much more we can do to save lives and support those struggling with opioids. In government, we will declare a public health emergency and commit to working with all levels of government, health experts and Canadians to end the criminalization and stigma of drug addiction, so that people struggling with addiction can get the help they need without fear of arrest, while getting tough on the real criminals - those who traffic in and profit from illegal drugs. We’ll work with the provinces and health professionals to create a safe supply of medically regulated alternatives to toxic street drugs, support overdose prevention sites and expand access to treatment on demand for people struggling with addiction. We will also launch an investigation into the role drug companies may have played in fueling the opioid crisis, and seek meaningful financial compensation from them for the public costs of this crisis.
— Ready for Better, retrieved 2021-08-27