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Fix public consumption issue while decriminalization continues: B.C. cops

VPD’s deputy chief constable, head of RCMP in B.C. spoke before federal MPs Monday
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Fiona Wilson, deputy chief constable of the Vancouver Police Department and president of the BC Association of Chiefs of Police, told federal MPs Monday (April 16) that decriminalization has not been without its issues, but also pushed back concerns about the diversion of safe supply while speaking to federal MPs. Dwayne McDonald, deputy commissioner and commanding officer of E Division Royal Canadian Mounted Police, also spoke.(Screencap)

Two senior B.C. police officers raised concerns about the effectiveness and execution of decriminalization, as well as the diversion of safe supply.

But each also expressed general support for a health-based approach toward the toxic drug crisis.

Fiona Wilson, deputy chief constable of the Vancouver Police Department and president of the BC Association of Chiefs of Police, told federal MPs Monday (April 16) that she disagrees with the statement that decriminalization has had more positive than negative impacts.

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Wolf Depner

About the Author: Wolf Depner

I joined the national team with Black Press Media in 2023 from the Peninsula News Review, where I had reported on Vancouver Island's Saanich Peninsula since 2019.
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