Dustin is a freelance journalist based in unceded Coast Salish territories in so-called Vancouver, Canada. They cover issues around drug policy, housing and justice.
The Canadian government has continued to step up its resourcing of border enforcement in response to tariff-related demands by United…
British Columbia’s provincial government has ended its take-home safe supply program for new participants, with an intention to transition existing…
Amid a policy shift away from harm reduction, senior police officials in Canada have been signalling their approval, though some…
In September 2020, a truck pulled over in rural Saskatchewan, Canada, to report an overdose. Cheryl Delorme had lost consciousness…
The Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) in Vancouver has outlined its intended defense to criminal charges against two of its…
Canadian opponents of harm reduction have been pointing to recent data from Alberta as proof the province’s treatment-based approach to…
The British Columbia government is moving towards a regime of involuntary treatment for people who use drugs who have both…
British Columbia’s government continues to cede ground on harm reduction, as an emboldened opposition, chasing victory in the province’s October…
A lawsuit in British Columbia details how a regulatory body is allegedly “harassing” doctors into taking pain patients off their…
Vancouver’s drug-user rights movement is bracing for what could be yet another long legal battle ahead, as the Drug User…