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Funding and program cuts for harm reduction contribute to rising HIV cases. HIV is preventable and treatable. These rising numbers are another sign of provincial and federal health policy failures. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

New HIV infections in Canada are rising. Advocates say years of progress is at risk | CBC NewsData from the Public Health Agency of Canada said HIV infections in the country increased by 22.8 per cent. Advocates say previous momentum to eliminate HIV as a public health threat has slowed and wa...www.cbc.ca

“B.C.'s system wrongly assumes all involuntary patients lack capacity to make treatment decisions and "obliterates completely an individual’s liberty and ability to choose" resulting in trauma and mistrust. Council of Canadians with Disabilities www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

'Blanket' forced treatment of involuntary psychiatric patients unconstitutional, B.C. court rules | CBC NewsProvisions in British Columbia's involuntary care regime that allow forced psychiatric treatment, regardless of a person's capacity to make health care decisions, are unconstitutional, the B.C. Suprem...www.cbc.ca

The move from AISH to ADAP has been a disaster. a $200 cut a month and now missing payments. How much stress do people with disabilities have to endure until the #UCP government admits that they messed up big time! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Albertans on disability payments receive wrong amounts for August | CBC NewsMany recipients have reported getting hundreds of dollars less than they normally do, with some reporting that they didn’t get any money at all. The province is blaming a technical issue related to th...www.cbc.ca

How substances are regulated if not based on the harm they cause, as evidenced by cancer, causing alcohol. Many of the substances currently considered illegal would be less harmful than alcohol, if they were available in a known and low concentration, rather than on the unregulated street market.