Quebec bill to regulate supervised drug consumption locations gets mixed reviews – Montreal [Video]

The debate around cohabitation continues following the tabling of Bill 103 by the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government this week, which aims to limit the distance between supervised drug consumption sites from schools and daycares.

“It does nothing to address the needs of the children of our community,” Montreal’s St. Henri neighborhood resident Michael MacKenzie told Global News, though he agrees with what the proposed legislation is trying to achieve.

The bill requires such facilities to be at least 150 metres away from schools and daycares, and follows complaints from some St. Henri residents after the Benoit Labre housing complex opened last year. It allows supervised drug use less than 100 metres away from an elementary school.

“The largest issue has been the exposure of our children to violence and sexual acts, including coercive sexual acts witnessed on the sidewalks after school, acts right in the school yard,” MacKenzie said, echoing similar …