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The City of Toronto has provincial funding in the bag for supervised injection sites, which is good news for Ottawa agencies hoping to launch similar services.
A statement from the office of Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins confirms he spoke with Toronto Mayor John Tory on Monday to confirm support for the city’s plan to open three supervised injection sites. Hoskins has written to federal Health Minister Jane Philpott in support of Toronto’s efforts.
Hoskins’ office said “we will be providing financial support for their proposal” in Toronto.
“Given the importance of this issue, we are also developing a provincial framework in order to respond to the safe injection site proposals from Toronto and Ottawa, as well as other municipalities or other applicants that may request similar programs for their cities in the future and will provide details within the next few weeks,” Hoskins says in the written statement.
“As Minister of Health and as a physician, I support evidence-based policy making and any initiative around making our communities safer. I believe that community-supported and community-run supervised injection services will not only save lives, but also must be part of a larger strategy for harm reduction and supports for people struggling with addiction.”
In Ottawa, the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre is close to sending an application to the feds for a supervised injection site. The health centre needs $1.4 million annually from the province to run the injection site at its Nelson Street facility.
Other health agencies in Ottawa have indicated they are interested in opening supervised injection sites.
The City of Ottawa is letting its public health board speak for the municipality on the issue of supervised injection sites. The health board voted last year to support efforts to establish injection sites in Ottawa. The issue is unlikely to be up for debate at council, at least in the short term, since the city is deferring to the authority of Ottawa Public Health.
Mayor Jim Watson has been skeptical of launching supervised injection sites in Ottawa, but supporters of the facilities say they would reduce overdose deaths and virus transmissions.
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A statement from the office of Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins confirms he spoke with Toronto Mayor John Tory on Monday to confirm support for the city’s plan to open three supervised injection sites. Hoskins has written to federal Health Minister Jane Philpott in support of Toronto’s efforts.
Hoskins’ office said “we will be providing financial support for their proposal” in Toronto.
“Given the importance of this issue, we are also developing a provincial framework in order to respond to the safe injection site proposals from Toronto and Ottawa, as well as other municipalities or other applicants that may request similar programs for their cities in the future and will provide details within the next few weeks,” Hoskins says in the written statement.
“As Minister of Health and as a physician, I support evidence-based policy making and any initiative around making our communities safer. I believe that community-supported and community-run supervised injection services will not only save lives, but also must be part of a larger strategy for harm reduction and supports for people struggling with addiction.”
In Ottawa, the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre is close to sending an application to the feds for a supervised injection site. The health centre needs $1.4 million annually from the province to run the injection site at its Nelson Street facility.
Other health agencies in Ottawa have indicated they are interested in opening supervised injection sites.
The City of Ottawa is letting its public health board speak for the municipality on the issue of supervised injection sites. The health board voted last year to support efforts to establish injection sites in Ottawa. The issue is unlikely to be up for debate at council, at least in the short term, since the city is deferring to the authority of Ottawa Public Health.
Mayor Jim Watson has been skeptical of launching supervised injection sites in Ottawa, but supporters of the facilities say they would reduce overdose deaths and virus transmissions.
jwilling@postmedia.com
twitter.com/JonathanWilling
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