Sweetened Alcohol Beverages
Families for Addiction Recovery (FAR) supports Health Canada’s intention to regulate sweetened alcohol beverages in response to the death of a Quebec teenager. These products, in single-serve containers, contain up to four standard drinks. See FAR’s Submission on Sweetened Alcohol Beverages.
Requests Regarding The Liberal National Convention
The Liberal National Convention is April 19-21, 2018. At the Convention, the members will be voting on 30 resolutions, 15 of which will be adopted. Two of these resolutions are particularly important for families affected by addiction. They are: Resolution #2766: Inclusion of Mental Health Services in Medicare and the Canada Health Act Resolution #2752: Addressing […]
Requests of the Canadian Government
Families for Addiction Recovery (FAR) met with MP Rob Oliphant in December, 2017 to request that: all federal cannabis profits go to the treatment of addiction and mental illness until health care funding matches the burden of these conditions; the federal government take an active role in facilitating national discussions on decriminalizing the possession of […]
Submission on Cannabis Packaging and Labelling
On January 20th, 2018 Families for Addiction Recovery (FAR) made a Submission on Cannabis Packaging and Labelling to Health Canada which recommended the least amount of branding and marketing as is permitted by law.
Transformation of the Criminal Justice System
On January 15th, 2018 Families for Addiction Recovery made a Submission to the Department of Justice, Canada regarding the transformation of the criminal justice system. Our main recommendations were: Adopt a public health approach to drugs and drug policy and decriminalize the possession of all drugs for personal use. Control and regulate the distribution of currently […]
Overdose Prevention Education in Schools
FAR requests Overdose Prevention and Response Education in Canadian schools before end of school year.
Request for Urgent Action Regarding Youth Addiction
In March, 2017 FAR requested urgent action from the Federal and Ontario Ministers of Health regarding youth addictions and the opioid overdose epidemic. We have not yet received a response.
The Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act (Bill C-224)
Bill C-224 is now the law in Canada. FAR supports this proposed legislation which provides immunity from prosecution for possession of drugs for personal use and breaches of parol or bail to anyone who calls 911 when someone is overdosing. The purpose of the Bill is to save the lives of drug users by eliminating some […]
Health Accord
FAR and Faces and Voices of Recovery Canada sent a Letter to The Honourable Jane Philpott, Federal Minister of Health, regarding the renegotiation of the Health Accord with the provinces. Addiction and mental health disorders represent about 10% – 11% of the overall burden of disease yet receive only about 7% of the funding under Canadian health […]
Submission to The Task Force on Marijuana Legalization and Regulation
The federal government asked for submissions regarding the proposed legalization and regulation of cannabis. FAR’s Submission emphasizes: the need to ramp up capacity to treat those with SUD, including physician education regarding SUD; the critical need for dedicated funding for treatment (meaning a portion of government profits must be used for treatment); the need for mandatory […]
