The BC Conservatives are demanding answers from the BC NDP following the distribution of "pro-drug flashcards" at a school-sanctioned event in Nanaimo.MLA and Attorney General Critic Steve Kooner said it highlighted the need for legislation to centre anti-drug use messaging in the discussion surrounding illicit substances.According to Chek News, the Pride event was organized by a local high school's Gay Straight Alliance club and took place at Departure Bay Park. There were a number of children in attendance, some as young as 10 years old.The brightly-coloured cards provided instructions on how to use a variety of drugs, from meth to GHB, also known as the "date rape drug.""This isn't harm reduction, it's child endangerment," Kooner said. "What the NDP are exposing kids to is beyond comprehension. Colourful flashcards explaining how to 'dose' date rape drugs and snort cocaine were distributed at an event attended by 10-year-olds. This isn't education. It is grooming kids into drug culture.".While the BC NDP did not distribute the cards themselves, the BC Conservatives have argued that the party's policies and attitude towards drugs has fostered an environment where groups feel emboldened to spread such material. The cards in question were made by US-bade nonprofit Dance Safe and offered free of charge at the Aids Vancouver Island booth."The school has issued an apology, but that's not enough," Kooner added. "We must stop sending mixed messages on drugs to children. The time to act is now. BC needs legislation to protect our kids and keep radical drug lobbyists out of our schools. AVI's activism, paid for by the NDP with our taxpayer dollars, must be stopped."He called on the government to pass his Private Members Bill M213, which "mandates that schools must deliver clear, consistent anti-drug messaging, prominently display warnings, and explicitly discourage drug use in the curriculum.""The health of our youth must come first, before any ideology," Kooner concluded. "Let's restore common sense and protect our kids from the NDP's pro-drug agenda."
