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It is impossible to move supervised consumption sites under Ont. rules: advocates [Video]

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Advocates taking the Ford government to court to fight its closure of 10 supervised drug consumption sites say the law they are trying to have thrown out is filled with “millions of ifs” that make it impossible for them to relocate or reopen.

A Toronto court heard arguments this week between supervised consumption site advocates and the Ontario government.

The case will decide if 10 sites are forced to shut their doors at the end of March.

Last year, the government announced and passed a law that banned supervised drug injection sites from operating within 200 metres of schools or daycare centres. It also required sites operating under a federal exception to seek permission from the province before opening — permission the Ford government said it would deny.

While Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones has been unequivocal that her government will not approve any new supervised consumption sites, lawyers representing the province have claimed the law she passed doesn’t technically stop the sites …

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