After nine years, Justin Trudeau’s reckless experiment of legalizing hard drugs has devastated our communities. Since Trudeau became Prime Minister in 2015, Canada has experienced a 184 percent increase in drug deaths.
Yet, in a newly released memo from the Liberal government published by Blacklock’s, it has been confirmed that Trudeau has a plan for “national decriminalization.” This means that Trudeau wants to legalize hard drugs like crack, meth and fentanyl, right across the country.
Here in British Columbia, where Trudeau began his legalization experiment, we have seen a 400 percent increase in drug overdose deaths, with 2,500 Canadians dying in the first year of this experiment. The situation became so desperate that the David Eby had to ask Trudeau to walk back this experiment before more lives were needlessly lost.
Despite this experiment causing crime, chaos, death and disorder on British Columbia’s streets, it’s clear that the Trudeau Government has not learnt from their fatal mistakes. Trudeau’s Minister of Addictions, Ya'ara Saks, has refused to admit that this experiment has been a failure, and now, this secret Liberal Government memo has revealed that the Liberal Government is planning a national hard drug legalization program to replicate their disastrous experiment from BC across the country.
This memo prepared for Minister Saks said that the Liberal Government is willing to “use all tools at our disposal,” including “national decriminalization.” This now explains why the Trudeau Government repeatedly refused to reject the City of Toronto’s and the City of Montreal’s request for the same hard drug legalization experiment that caused so much harm in B.C.
On top of this, the memo stated that “our government is committed to working in partnership with any jurisdictions that have a comprehensive plan for the decriminalization of possession of small amounts of substances for personal use.”
As a direct result of the NDP-Liberal hard drug legalization experiment, drug overdoses became the leading cause of death for children in BC between the age 10 to 18. It also led to rampant open drug use in playgrounds, public spaces and even hospitals.
Extending this program to communities across Canada is the last thing Canadians need and if Trudeau is re-elected, we know that is exactly what he will do.
Trudeau must accept that his experiments of legalization and taxpayer-funded hard drugs have failed and end these programs now before more lives are lost. Only Common Sense Conservatives will ban hard drugs and invest in treatment and recovery to bring home our loved ones drug free.