Liberal
- Introduce a comprehensive strategy.
- Invest $25M for public education to reduce stigma.
- Invest $500M to support provinces & territories in providing evidence-based treatment.
- Support provinces & territories to create standards for substance use treatment programmes.
- Repeal relevant mandatory minimum penalties & require police & Crown to consider diverting people out of the criminal justice system.
Introduce a comprehensive strategy to address problematic substance use to end the opioids crisis.
Invest $25 million for public education to reduce the stigma associated with problematic substance use.
Invest $500 million to support the provinces and territories in providing access to a full-range of evidence-based treatment, recognizing that successful treatment is not determined by long-term abstinence.
Support provinces and territories in creating standards for substance use treatment programs so that Canadians can access quality and evidence- based support when they need it most.
Support the many lower-risk and first-time offenders by reforming the Criminal Code to repeal relevant mandatory minimum penalties and requiring police and Crown prosecutors to consider diverting individuals out of the criminal justice system.
— Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02