Court of Appeal reserves decision on Alberta ID policy for supervised drug-use sites
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EDMONTON – Judges from Alberta’s top court have reserved a decision on a request to stop a provincial policy that personal identification be shown to get into supervised consumption sites.
The rule, set to come into force Monday, would require people who are using drugs to show their health-care number to get access to the sites.
The Alberta Court of Appeal heard the emergency request after a judge denied an application earlier this month that, if successful, would have immediately suspended the requirement.
In his decision, Justice Paul Belzil concluded the injunction would have restricted the government’s ability to formulate addictions policy although he said irreparable harm could occur to some “illicit drug users” as a result of the failed application.
