{"id":19580,"date":"2023-12-29T09:53:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T17:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drugpolicy.ca\/?p=19580"},"modified":"2023-12-29T10:35:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T18:35:44","slug":"for-immediate-release-bc-supreme-court-rules-in-favour-of-harm-reduction-nurses-association-pauses-coming-into-force-of-bcs-public-drug-consumption-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.drugpolicy.ca\/fr\/for-immediate-release-bc-supreme-court-rules-in-favour-of-harm-reduction-nurses-association-pauses-coming-into-force-of-bcs-public-drug-consumption-law\/","title":{"rendered":"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:\u00a0BC Supreme Court rules in favour of Harm Reduction Nurses Association, pauses coming into force of BC\u2019s public drug consumption law\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drugpolicy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Logos-Header-Pivot-CDPC-HRNA.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/drugpolicy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Logos-Header-Pivot-CDPC-HRNA-1024x341.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.drugpolicy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Logos-Header-Pivot-CDPC-HRNA-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/new.drugpolicy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Logos-Header-Pivot-CDPC-HRNA-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/new.drugpolicy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Logos-Header-Pivot-CDPC-HRNA-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/new.drugpolicy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Logos-Header-Pivot-CDPC-HRNA.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:\u00a0BC Supreme Court rules in favour of Harm Reduction Nurses Association, pauses coming into force of BC\u2019s public drug consumption law\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>x\u02b7m\u0259\u03b8k\u02b7\u0259y\u0313\u0259m, s\u1e35wx\u0331w\u00fa7mesh &amp; s\u0259lilw\u0259ta\u026c lands |<\/strong> <strong>Vancouver, BC |<\/strong> December 29, 2023\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, the <a href=\"https:\/\/drugpolicy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chief-Justice-Hinkson-re-Harm-Reduction-Nurses-Association-v.-British-Columbia-Attorney-General-12-29.pdf\">BC Supreme Court granted a temporary injunction<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrna-aiirm.ca\/%22%20HYPERLINK%20%22https:\/\/www.hrna-aiirm.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harm Reduction Nurses Association<\/a> (HRNA), suspending the coming into force of BC\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/news.gov.bc.ca\/releases\/2023PSSG0059-001546\">Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act<\/a><\/em> until March 31, 2024. The court granted the injunction on the grounds that in\u00a0severely restricting public drug consumption, the <em>Act <\/em>would cause irreparable harm to people at risk of injury and death amid a public health crisis. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This temporary&nbsp;injunction provides time for the Court to assess whether the law violates <em>Charter <\/em>rights and is outside of BC\u2019s constitutional jurisdiction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The province passed the <em>Act<\/em> in November, imposing sweeping restrictions on <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/overdose\/decriminalization\">the decriminalization pilot<\/a> that launched January 31, 2023,&nbsp;which removes criminal penalties for the possession of small amounts of some illegal drugs. The proposed <em>Act<\/em> would prohibit drug use in most public spaces. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrna-aiirm.ca\/\">Harm Reduction Nurses Association<\/a>, represented by lawyers Caitlin Shane of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pivotlegal.org\/\">Pivot Legal Society<\/a> and DJ Larkin of the <a href=\"https:\/\/drugpolicy.ca\/\">Canadian Drug Policy Coalition<\/a> argued this would exacerbate many harms decriminalization aims to reduce through&nbsp;increased interactions with law enforcement, displacement, drug seizures, fines and arrests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BC Supreme Court Chief Justice Hinkson agreed, concluding that, \u201cIt is apparent that public consumption and consuming drugs in the company of others is oftentimes the safest, healthiest, and\/or only available option for an individual, given a dire lack of supervised consumption services, indoor locations to consume drugs, and housing.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">British Columbia initially launched the decriminalization pilot to reduce police and criminal justice involvement with substance use, in an effort to reduce harm<a href=\"http:\/\/%2C%20destigmatize%20drug%20use%2C%20and\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">, destigmatize drug use, and prevent fatal overdose<\/a> in the context of a public health emergency that causes 7 unnecessary deaths each day. <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/health\/about-bc-s-health-care-system\/office-of-the-provincial-health-officer\/reports-publications\/special-reports\/stopping-the-harm-report.pdf\">Evidence shows<\/a> enforcement has not reduced drug availability or use, is costly, and is linked to an increased risk of overdose and cycles of homelessness. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bccourts.ca\/supreme_court\/recent_Judgments.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BC Supreme Court ruling<\/a> determined that the province\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gov.bc.ca\/releases\/2023PSSG0059-001546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proposed ban on public drug consumption<\/a> cannot come into force until at least March 31, 2024, due to the irreparable harm it could cause to people at risk of death or serious injury from the unregulated toxic drug crisis. In his judgement, the Honourable Chief Justice Hinkson concluded,&nbsp;\u201cI am satisfied&#8230; that there are serious issues to be tried [and] that irreparable harm will be caused if the&nbsp;<em>Act&nbsp;<\/em>comes into force.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision preserves the status quo of the law in BC. The province\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/overdose\/decriminalization\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">decriminalization pilot<\/a> project remains in effect, allowing for the possession of small amounts of some drugs. The restrictions to the pilot also remain in effect, including that drug possession remains illegal on the premises of elementary and secondary schools, playgrounds, child-care facilities, around splash pads and skate parks, and for anyone under 18 years old.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HRNA is a non-profit national organization comprised of nurses who work alongside people at severe risk of overdose and death due to Canada\u2019s toxic unregulated drug supply. \u201cWe\u2019re concerned this proposed law would threaten the lives, health, and safety, and <em>Charter <\/em>rights of our clients, many of whom live in communities that lack safe, indoor locations where drug use is permitted,\u201d said Corey Ranger, HRNA President. \u201cThis law would drive our clients into more remote and isolated locations away from services and emergency care.\u201d &nbsp;The application was filed alongside a <em>Charter<\/em> challenge to the law, which is likely to be heard in the new year. A statement from HRNA regarding its decision to take legal action is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrna-aiirm.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/HRNA-to-Challenge-Bill-34-Statement-20231113.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since BC\u2019s decriminalization policy took effect, there has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vicnews.com\/news\/update-no-evidence-decriminalization-has-led-to-increase-in-public-drug-use-bc-addictions-minister-662765\">no documented increase in public drug consumption<\/a>. Instead, concerns highlighted in government documents released through <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/enSearch\/detail?id=26EE74C124B8476EA280E7A3C823A2D8&amp;recorduid=MHA-2023-32043&amp;keyword=32043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">access to information<\/a> requests mention recent \u201cmedia frenzy\u201d driving anti-poverty\/anti-homeless sentiment, the spread of misinformation about the decriminalization pilot, and&nbsp;the province\u2019s continued treatment of drug use as a criminal rather than a health matter. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If brought into force, BC\u2019s law would have authorized displacement, fines, arrest and imprisonment for people who use drugs in public, regardless of the availability of safe, legal spaces to use drugs or people\u2019s housing status.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This law cannot be compared to laws restricting alcohol, nicotine or cannabis consumption in public. Because our governments have refused to regulate the drug supply itself, the contents and potency of the drugs are unknown. That is at the core of why so many people are at risk of overdose,\u201d says DJ Larkin, one of HRNA\u2019s lawyers and Executive Director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition. Chief Justice Hinkson\u2019s judgement states, \u201cI accept that the unregulated nature of the illegal drug supply is the predominant cause of increasing death rates in British Columbia. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUltimately, legislation outlining where people can and can\u2019t ingest drugs of any kind likely makes sense,&#8221; says Larkin. &#8220;But we must start from regulating what is in the drugs, how they are packaged, and who, where and how they are purchased. That would provide the safety that people need.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday\u2019s decision recognizes that substance use cannot be legislated without scrutiny,\u201d says Caitlin Shane of Pivot Legal Society and one of HRNA\u2019s lawyers. \u201cAt a time&nbsp;when&nbsp;nearly&nbsp;8&nbsp;people die each day in BC alone due to a toxic unregulated drug supply \u2013 and as a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leg.bc.ca\/content\/CommitteeDocuments\/42nd-parliament\/3rd-session\/health\/report\/SSC-Health-Report_42-3_2022-11-01_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2016 Ministerial Order requiring the establishment of overdose prevention services province-wide remains unfulfilled<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 it is critical that BC lawmakers be guided by evidence rather than fear.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">-30-&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Media 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