National News Briefs
- BC To Decriminalize Hard Drugs – British Columbia will no longer criminally prosecute adults who are caught with less than 2.5 grams of hard drugs, including heroin, morphine, fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and ecstasy. Instead, they will be offered information on social programs and treatment. (Financial Post)
- Emergency Workers Fired In Memphis – The Memphis Fire Department has fired two emergency medical technicians and an emergency vehicle driver after an investigation found they failed to provide adequate medical care to Tyre Nichols. Nichols died after he was beaten by five Memphis police officers, all of whom were fired and charged with second-degree murder and other crimes. (Sky News)
- Pressure On Elghawaby To Step Down – Some politicians are asking Amira Elghawaby, the new representative to combat Islamophobia, to resign just days after she was appointed to the position. In 2019 she wrote a newspaper column where she denounced the “anti-muslim sentiment” that surrounded a Quebec Bill which bans public servants from wearing religious symbols such as hijabs. (Toronto Star)
- Head Of Green Party Considers Leading Liberals – Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner has indicated he may run for the leader of the provincial Liberal Party after 40 Liberals wrote a letter to Schreiner to encourage him to consider running for the leadership. The Ontario Liberal Party has been without a permanent leader since its devastating June 2022 election loss. (CP24)
