Lital Khaikin

Lital is a freelance journalist based in Montréal reporting on dimensions of conflict including human rights and environmental issues, humanitarian and arms control issues, and post-conflict transition. Sometimes, she also writes about her city. Other times, she’s on her way to a river.

In Vancouver’s DTES, Harm Reduction Moves Forward Without Decrim

In a small but sunny kitchen in the Downtown Eastside (DTES), a vat of cooked pasta and some surplus vegetables…

February 12, 2026

In British Columbia, Drug Policy Rollbacks Are Limiting HIV Care

Harley Ransom began practicing harm reduction in southeastern Ontario in the late 1980s, when he was 6 years old. His…

February 10, 2026

As DULF Prepares for Trial, Eris Nyx Calls for Direct Action Over “Policy Wish-Testing”

In a packed auditorium at McGill University in Montreal on June 26, Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) cofounder Eris Nyx…

July 1, 2025