Despite significant evidence showing that Canada’s “safer supply” programs are being widely exploited and contributing to the spread of opioids, advocates and legislators continue promoting the “life-saving” potential of these initiatives, downplaying the associated risks.
A new documentary, “Government Heroin,” seeks to expose the unintended consequences of these programs, shedding light on the growing crisis they may be fuelling. Documentarian Adam Zivo and former addict Callum Bagnall joined True North’s Rachel Parker to discuss.
Rachel is a seasoned political reporter who’s covered government institutions from a variety of levels. A Carleton University journalism graduate, she was a multimedia reporter for three local Niagara newspapers. Her work has been published in the Toronto Star. Rachel was the inaugural recipient of the Political Matters internship, placing her at The Globe and Mail’s parliamentary bureau. She spent three years covering the federal government for iPolitics. Rachel is the Alberta correspondent for True North based in Edmonton.
