B.C.’s former chief coroner says province's drug policies should be “more woke”

On International Human Rights Day, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner hosted a virtual panel urging a shift to a so-called “human rights-based approach” to the province’s drug overdose crisis.

On International Human Rights Day, B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner hosted a virtual panel urging a shift to a so-called “human rights-based approach” to the province’s drug overdose crisis, featuring former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe, who said the province’s policies need to be “more woke.”

The December 10 Zoom event, organized by the B.C. Office of th…