Conservatives Push Liberals to End Allowing Public Drug Use After BC Reverses Course on Decimalization

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, on April 17, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

The federal Conservatives are pushing the Liberals to end allowing drug use in public after British Columbia announced it wants to scale back its decriminalization pilot project.

B.C. Premier David Eby says the province is looking for an “urgent” change to a Health Canada exemption so that police can step in if they see drug use in public.