Read FAR’s submission to the Alberta Select Special Committee to Examine Safe Supply
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Letter to the Medical Officer of Health – Alternative Approach to Drug Criminalization in Toronto
FAR Executive Director, Angie Hamilton, wrote a letter to Dr. Eileen de Villa, Medical Officer of Health, supporting an alternative approach to drug criminalization in Toronto. Read more
FAR Deputation to Toronto Board of Health (TBOH) Dec. 6, 2021
FAR Executive Director, Angie Hamilton, addresses the Toronto Board of Health (TBOH) on December 6th, 2021. Read the deputation here
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) pass resolution regarding decriminalization of the possession of illegal drugs for personal use
Louise Lemieux White, Co-Founder of FAR and Registered Nurse, submitted a resolution to the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) AGM on June 25th regarding the decriminalization of the possession of illegal drugs for personal use. The resolution passed. This important initiative will be instrumental in driving change for our loved ones who struggle with problematic […]
FAR Submission to Toronto Board of Health Meeting June 14th: Toronto Overdose Action Plan: Status Report 2021
At a meeting of Toronto’s Board of Health on June 14th, FAR requested an amendment to the Board recommendations to the federal Minister of Health to clarify that decriminalization of drugs should be at the national level and not on a city-by-city basis. Our request was denied. View the Submission Here
Toronto board of health to ask Ottawa to decriminalize drug possession in the city
Angie Hamilton, executive-director of Families for Addiction Recovery, told the board that people struggling with drug use need treatment, not punishment. ‘We are losing family members, including minor children,’ she told the meeting. Read More
Policy Brief: CSAM in Support of the Decriminalization of Drug Use and Possession for Personal Use
At the 2019 Annual Conference for the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) the Executive Director of Families for Addiction Recovery, Angie Hamilton, gave a presentation asking CSAM to support the decriminalization of drug possession for personal use. Since then, she became a member of CSAM’s Policy Committee and is pleased to be a co-author […]
FAR requests the federal government mandate information and warning labels on alcohol products in Canada
Alcohol products in Canada do not contain basic information or warning labels although alcohol has now surpassed tobacco as the substance with the greatest costs and harms in Canada. FAR has requested that the federal government mandate information and warning labels on alcohol products in Canada to inform and protect consumers and the Canadian public. Our […]
Toronto Board of Health Deputation Nov. 16, 2020
FAR supported all of the recommendations in the Report from the Medical Officer of Health on Opioid Poisoning Crisis in Toronto — Update (November 5, 2020) and spoke to the need for treatment on demand, decriminalization and safer supply. Watch it here (at 2:38:05 to 2:42:38)
Open Letter to Liberal MPs: Decriminalization Of Drug Possession To Protect Youth Using Substances
FAR requested Liberal MPs to follow the lead of public health experts, addiction physicians, chiefs of police and those most affected by our harmful drug policies and support the decriminalization of drug possession for personal use. Read more here.
