Atlanta Adult Entertainment: CBS Atlanta 46Canada court lets injection facility remain open
Posted on September 30th, 2011 in Atlanta adult entertainment
Conservative Health Minister Leona Aglukak said in Parliament that the government was disappointed with the ruling but would comply. She said the system should be focused on prevention and treatment as the best ways to combat drug addiction.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper underscored that sentiment.
“We’re disappointed. We have a different policy. We’ll take a look at the decision but we’ll clearly act within the constraints of the decision,” he said.
Arvay said there is no other avenue of appeal for the Canadian government.
The decision was greeted with a massive cheer from hundreds gathered outside Insite before dawn Friday.
The storefront facility sits in the Downtown Eastside, 15 blocks of cheap rooming houses where addiction and street prostitution are rampant and an estimated 5,000 of the area’s 12,000 residents are believed to be addicted to drugs.
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