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Guest column: Don't let politicians abandon evidence for ideology

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Alberta announced the province will build two involuntary treatment centres for people experiencing severe addiction.

Robin Baranyai : It's frustrating to see policy makers prioritizing ideology over evidence when it comes to addiction.

In Ontario , Premier Doug Ford has called supervised consumption sites a “failed experiment,” despite abundant evidence they save lives and reduce spread of HIV and hepatitis C.

The idea that taking away a safe place to use drugs will end illicit drug use in communities is magical thinking.

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