Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
Canada is in urgent need of comprehensive harm reduction policy that jettisons the failed, costly model of drug prohibition that has ravaged so many lives, from fueling the spread of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV), to contributing to over-incarceration, to creating...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Booklet
In Canada, Indigenous people experience higher rates of injection drug use and less access to health care than non-Indigenous people. For many Indigenous people, drug use offers a means of coping with traumatic life circumstances, including those related to their...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
“In keeping with the government’s stated commitment to harm reduction and to evidence-based policy, the Legal Network recommends two amendments to strengthen Bill C-37, with a view to ensuring the legislative framework for securing exemptions from the Controlled Drugs...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
“In keeping with the government’s stated commitment to harm reduction and to evidence-based policy, the Legal Network recommends two amendments to strengthen Bill C-37, with a view to ensuring the legislative framework for securing exemptions from the Controlled Drugs...
Organization:
Canadian Public Health Association
Publication date: 2017
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Guideline or manual
CPHA and the Calgary Sexual Health Centre developed the content for three workshops focused on the reduction of STBBI-related stigma. You can download the workshop resources, including a facilitation manual, a participant workbook and the presentation slides, to help...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Fact sheet
The so-called Respect for Communities Act was passed in 2015 in the last Parliament, with the clear goal of impeding the expansion of supervised consumption services (SCS). The Act is an affront to the extensive scientific evidence of the need for such health services...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
“The UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem (UNGASS) in April 2016 is a significant opportunity for Canada, in collaboration with other Member States, specialized UN agencies and civil society organizations, to: engage in an open and honest...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Fact sheet
The Respect for Communities Act undermines the rights of people who use drugs to access life-saving and health-protecting services. Read more about supervised consumption services in Canada and internationally, and their positive impact on individuals and...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
“We, the undersigned civil society organisations, representing drug policy expertise and affected communities worldwide, express our serious concerns about the preparations and draft Outcome Document for the UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the ‘world...
Organization:
HIV Legal Network
Publication date: 2016
Format:
PDF
Resource Type:
Report
Canada is experiencing an overwhelming opioid overdose crisis. Over the past several years Canada has seen an alarming increase in reported opioid-related fatalities and injuries. Overdose deaths are preventable if the right measures are taken. As we approach...
