The filed record
Responding to the Safer Streets, Stronger Communities Act
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The decision
2024-12-09 · Board of Health · amended
As filed
The Board of Health: 1. Directed the Medical Officer of Health and the Chair, Board of Health, to submit a letter to the Ministry of Health responding to the Safer Streets, Stronger Communities Act.
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As the city filed it
On November 18th, the Provincial government tabled Bill 223, which includes the Community Care and Recovery Act. This act is the result of the government's commitment to ban supervised consumption sites within 200 metres of schools and child care centres from earlier this year. It stipulates that no person shall establish or operate a supervised consumption site at a location that is less than 200 metres from a designated premises.
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This legislation will force the closure of at least five supervised consumption facilities in Toronto, putting countless lives at risk and burdening our first response services. As this board has previously shared its support for safe consumption sites, I recommend that we direct the Medical Officer of Health to provide comments on Bill 223 on our behalf.
Staff recommended
Councillor Chris Moise recommends that: 1. That the Board of Health direct the Medical Officer of Health, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to submit comments on Bill 223 before December 18th, 2024.