INT SCOC INJECTION SITE
It's a good news/bad news scenario. Only problem is, the good news came last month -- and the bad news came today.
In January, supporters of Vancouver's safe injection drug site, Insite, were celebrating a B-C Court of Appeal ruling. The court ruled that Insite had a constitutional right to exist.
But today, federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson says the government will appeal that ruling to the Supreme Court. He says that the B-C Appeal Court ruling raised questions about the division of powers between the federal and provincial governments. He also says that one of the judges held a dissenting opinion, and that the government needs clarification on some of the issues involved.
Larry Campbell is the former mayor of Vancouver, and a staunch supporter of the injection site. We reached him on his farm on Galiano Island in B.C.
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