To the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
WHEREAS Ontario is facing an unprecedented crisis of poverty, mental health and addiction;
WHEREAS the ford government are set to take away critical public health supports from communities amidst this crisis by shuttering 10 of Ontario’s 17 safe consumption sites;
WHEREAS the Consumption Treatment Service site at the Somerset West Community Health Centre is one of those sites being forced to end its lifesaving harm reduction services.
We the undersigned, petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to:
- Stop the closure of the Somerset West Community Health Centre Consumption Treatment Service site
- Listen to municipalities, local communities and experts in public health, mental health and addictions who are giving us the compassionate and evidence-based solutions needed to combat this crisis.
- Invest in more support, not less, to ensure better outcomes for those suffering.