Justin Trudeau and Marc Miller must immediately shut down the Maison Benoit Labre supervised drug injection site, located close to an elementary school.
Ottawa, ON – The Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of Canada’s Common Sense Conservatives, is demanding the Liberal government shut down the Benoit Labre injection site in Montreal and stop allowing hard drug sites near schools.
The Problem:
After nine years, the Liberal-NDP government’s radical hard drug experiment, supported by the Bloc, has failed. Since Trudeau became Prime Minister, our once-safe neighbourhoods have become ridden with crime, chaos, death and disorder. Drug overdose deaths have increased 166 percent since 2015.
But despite how clear it is that this failed experiment is destroying lives and our communities, Justin Trudeau is doubling down by refusing to shut down the Benoit Labre hard drug injection site in Montreal, located just steps away from an elementary school.
Parents have raised the alarm about this dangerous disaster, saying that their children are afraid to go to school. Some kids have even witnessed indecent acts on the sidewalk and have been shouted at. Residents have described an influx of drug dealers who have been drawn to the area since the site was opened.
Montrealers no longer recognize their once-safe streets as homelessness, crime, chaos, and drug abuse have become common. Montreal’s incompetent mayor has even insisted Montrealers must learn to live with it. And yet, the Trudeau Government still refuses to reject the City of Montreal’s request to legalize hard drugs, even though this same experiment has resulted in a 400 percent increase in drug overdose deaths in British Columbia.
The Cause:
It wasn’t like this before Justin Trudeau. The Liberal-Bloc-NDP coalition’s disastrous hard drug experiments have done nothing to reduce overdose deaths. Since 2015, nearly 45,000 Canadians have died from drug overdoses, while in Quebec, opioid deaths have increased by 104 percent. Justin Trudeau and Marc Miller must put an immediate end to this dangerous disaster. Under section 56.1 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the government has the power to accept or refuse a supervised consumption site like Maison Benoit Labre. Justin Trudeau must immediately shut down this hard-drug injection site to protect children, reassure families and ensure the safety of Quebecers.
Poilievre Says:
“Montreal families deserve to feel safe in their neighbourhoods. The safety of children should never be compromised, especially when going to school. Justin Trudeau’s dangerous hard-drug experiment, supported by the Bloc and the NDP, must end. Only Common Sense Conservatives will bring home safe, drug-free streets in Montreal and across all of Canada.”