Community Forum on the National Anti-Drug Strategy (Toronto, Ontario)

To:  TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED

Whereas, in October 2007, the federal government released its National Anti-Drug Strategy that incudes prevention, treatment and enforcement approaches to "reduce the supply of and demand for illicit drugs" and "address the crime associated with illegal drugs;"





Whereas, new federal funding for prevention and treatment announced as part of the National Anti-Drug Strategy is a welcome investment as both areas are seriously under-resourced;





Whereas, research demonstrating the efficacy of harm reduction is well established;





Whereas, good public policy should be based on science and evidence, not on ideology;





Whereas, the U.S. style "war on drugs" has been an abject failure;





Whereas, drug use can be more effectively addressed as a health issue rather than as a criminal issue;





Whereas, legal drugs such as alcohol create far more health, social, economic and criminal harms than illegal drugs;





Therefore, be it resolved that the undersigned urge the Parliament of Canada to develop a comprehensive strategy for all drugs, including alcohol and the non-medical use of prescription drugs, and that this comprehensive approach include evidence-based prevention, harm reduction, treatment and enforcement strategies.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

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