Quebec proposes bill banning safe consumption sites within 150m of a school [Video]

The Quebec government has tabled a bill that would bar supervised drug consumption sites from being established within 150 metres of a school or daycare. 

Bill 103, presented by Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant on Tuesday, would also allow the Health Ministry to set conditions on supervised consumption sites around cleanliness and safety, which, if unmet, could see their authorization revoked. 

“The spirit behind this bill,” he said, “is that people don’t consume and sell drugs outside the site. That’s the problem I hear about when I go to [these sites].”

The bill follows backlash to supervised drug consumption sites across Canada, including the Maison Benoît-Labre, a supervised drug use site and homeless shelter in Montreal’s Sud-Ouest borough, which is located less than 100 metres from an elementary school and daycare. 

Parents and nearby residents have flagged concerns about the area, and police statistics have shown that crime spiked around the Maison Benoît-Labre after the centre openedits supervised drug consumption site and day …