Class action lawsuit proposed against B.C. government over safe supply drug program – BC [Video]

A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed in B.C. Supreme Court alleging both the province and federal government are responsible for the addictions and in one case the death of teens gaining access to diverted supply.

Amelie North’s family believes the B.C. government’s prescribed drug supply program led the 17-year-old down a path of destruction. She’s currently undergoing treatment for addiction.

“I understand the purpose for it,” mom Denise Fenske told Global News, “but I believe the repercussions are astronomically horrendous.”

On Wednesday, lawyers delivered a civil class action claim on behalf of North, represented by Fenske and Kamilah Sword.

Amelie and Kamilah were best friends and both purchased drugs diverted from the government’s program that they believed was safe.

Kamilah, died following an overdose in 2022.

In the lawsuit, her father, Greg Sword is his daughter’s proposed representative plaintiff.