Montreal’s public health director, Mylène Drouin, says the Quebec government should increase its support of controversial safe-consumption site Maison Benoît Labre, not force it to move through new legislation.
Bill 103 seeks to bar the sites from operating within 150 metres of a school or daycare. It would also give the government the authority to extend certain restrictions to shelters for unhoused people.
Drouin wants the opposite happen: “Instead of investing in its relocation, I would add hours on weekends and evenings to ensure consumption can truly take place in a safe, dedicated location.”
But what to tell the parents of kids in nearby schools?
