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Save Our Sites or Fill Your Morgues: Unions Release Joint Letter Urging Ford Government to Reverse Deadly Closures of Supervised Consumption Sites in Ontario

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON – On Wednesday afternoon, provincial union leaders released a joint letter calling on Premier Ford and Minister Sylvia Jones to reverse course on the announced closures of supervised consumption sites (SCSs) across Ontario, as well as the prevention of any new SCS opening or existing services relocating. The shared appeal...

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Open Letter: Safe Consumption is a Labour Issue – Workers Call for the Reversal of Deadly SCS Closures in Ontario

This is a shared open letter – full list of signatories can be found below. We, the undersigned labour unions, representing hundreds of thousands of workers across Ontario, call on Premier Ford and Minister Jones to immediately reverse their deadly decision to force the closure of 10 supervised consumption services (SCS). We call on the...

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Ford government deadly closure of safe consumption sites spells disaster for Ontario’s overdose epidemic: “Safe supply saves lives – this decision will result in countless unnecessary deaths.”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON – In a stunning display of contempt for real community safety, the Ford government announced yesterday the closure of ten safe consumption sites (SCS) across Ontario that provide life-saving services, including overdose prevention, in Guelph, Kitchener, Hamilton, Thunder Bay, and Toronto. Even as frontline workers at these community pillars fight to glean more information from the...

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