After back-to-back elections — one in British Columbia and one in Toronto —in which mental illness, drug addiction and homelessness featured prominently, the results may well mark another turning point in how this national crisis is addressed, even though B.C. turned its back on NDP-style governance and Toronto embraced it.
Within the platoon of Toronto councillors now tasked with running the city, there are signs that the unabashed loyalty to injection sites and harm reduction that have been the hallmark of the past decade at city hall is finally fading.
Handing the house keys to addicts sounds like a miracle solution!
