The federal government has revealed that it will not be renewing funding for "safe supply" programs.Upon learning of Ottawa's decision, the BC Conservatives called on Premier David Eby to take note and end the province's decriminalization policy.."I am glad to see that 'safe supply' will no longer be federally funded after relentless pressure from me & others, and a leaked BC Health Ministry memo in February showing the significant harm & fraud caused by the dangerous experiment," BC Conservative MLA and Public Safety Critic Elenore Sturko wrote in a post on X.She called on both Liberals in Ottawa and the BC NDP in Victoria to "also fully end their failed decriminalization pilot & fund recovery."Many have wondered what direction the government will take when federal funding for programs that continue delivering drugs to addicts ends in March 2026. In a statement to the CBC, Health Canada said, "there are currently no plans to resume previous projects or fund new [prescribed alternatives] projects."That being said, there will still be funding for other programs aimed at reducing harm to, and treating, addicts..The drug crisis, which has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Canadians over the past decade, was a major focus of both the 2024 BC election and 2025 federal election, with conservative parties in both accusing their left-leaning counterparts of failing those dealing with substance abuse.Prime Minister Mark Carney was grilled during the campaign over the Liberals' track record on the issue, and his decision to support Vancouver mayor-turned-MP Gregor Robertson during whose tenure as leader of the city overdose deaths rose by 600%..WATCH: Carney dismisses concerns over Liberal candidate who oversaw 600% increase in drug overdoses."I think there are many causes of this crisis," Carney said when pressed by the Western Standard at a press conference, "so we're attacking them from our perspective across a range of them."He explained that the Liberals' strategy would be "multi-pronged," and "has to work in close collaboration with the province of BC."Since being elected prime minister, Carney has taken an approach that differs from that of his predecessor, Justin Trudeau, under whom the crisis really took off..Due to a high level of spam content being posted in our comment section below, all comments undergo manual approval by a staff member during regular business hours (Monday - Friday). Your patience is appreciated.
