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Alberta delays identification requirements for supervised drug-use sites
Sep 7, 2021 | 12:21 PM
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CALGARY, AB. — The Alberta government is delaying implementation of one of its new rules governing supervised drug-use sites amid a legal challenge.
Under new regulations, service providers were to collect personal health numbers from clients, which critics argue will deter people who use substances from accessing the service.
Two non-profit groups Moms Stop the Harm and the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society recently filed a lawsuit against the province alleging the changes are unconstitutional and will worsen the growing overdose crisis.
Avnish Nanda, an Edmonton-based lawyer representing the groups, says service operators now won’t require health numbers from clients until Jan. 3, 2022.
