Federal budget 2024: The Trudeau government’s latest plan includes tax hikes for the wealthy, $53-billion in new spending over five years and measures to tackle the housing crisis, report Marieke Walsh and Bill Curry
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Drug #decriminalization is not to blame for all of our social woes. #Addiction , #homelessness , social disorder, violence and more can't all be blamed on a single policy, by André Picard theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… via Globe Opinion #ToxicDrugCrisis

B.C. to require hospitals have designated spaces for patient substance use theglobeandmail.com/canada/british…

“I have a problem with all of it”: Service Alberta minister unhappy with giant jugs of vodka, via ⁦Matthew Black⁩, ⁦Lauren Boothby⁩ edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/…

Big day for Bonnie Tyler

Missing from discussion of AHS / Recovery Alberta transition: the Alberta government has structured its 'recovery-oriented system of care' such that outcome data is inaccessible behind a privatized wall.

Who pushed for this?

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Donnie Rosa named new CEO of Atira. Rosa was most recently exec director of community services at Squamish Nation, Vancouver Park Board GM from 2020-2023

Doctors Without Borders rejects Israeli claim of ‘regrettable incident’ in strike against aid workers in Gaza

“We have been saying it for weeks now: this pattern of attacks is either intentional or indicative of reckless incompetence.”
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Honestly can't put into words how much this means to me - huge thanks to the CJF-FJC and Edward Burtynsky for funding an award like this.

'It may seem wrong that, after more than 30,000 Palestinians in Gaza have perished, it took the deaths of just seven international aid workers to stir Western governments into a sense of outrage, but that is the reality.'

.Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 says Israel targeted World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza ‘systematically, car by car’
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Illegal kickback schemes from predatory pharmacies are fuelling addictions and diversion. How long will this NDP government continue to allow these egregious abuses that endanger the lives of the vulnerable for profit? #bcpoli

Paywall free via Castanet Kamloops here: castanet.net/news/BC/479311…

Pharmacy reps often wait outside of clinics to intercept peopleand thier scripts. I hear from Pharmacies and clinics who don't want any part of this who will be happy for some justice here. #vanpoli