FAR submitted a Brief on the Opioid Epidemic and Toxic Drug Crisis to the Federal Standing Committee on Health (HESA) in which we endorsed the recommendations
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
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
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,
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
FAR appeared before the Standing Committee on Justice Policy regarding Bill 89, The Supporting Children, Youth and Families Act, 2017. The main points in our Submission are: When
The Province of Ontario is currently developing an Alcohol Strategy. FAR met with members of the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) in July,
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