Alberta government wants public opinion to determine future of Calgary drug-use site

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants to host town halls in Calgary to determine the future of the city’s only supervised drug-use site after the municipal government voted not to take an official position on whether it should remain open.City council had a robust debate on the site late last month with Mayor Jyoti Gondek and several other councillors arguing that health falls exclusively under provincial jurisdiction and it was unfair for the government to pass the buck on such a contentious issue. Alberta Addictions Minister Dan Williams criticized local leaders for supporting the status quo.