Toronto's drug crisis: How one murder exposed the truth

Investigative journalist Derek Finkle discusses how Toronto's Leslieville neighbourhood became ground zero for Canada's drug policy debate after a fatal shooting at a supervised injection site. He details years of community concerns about open drug use, dealers, and mismanagement that preceded the tragedy, the inadequate institutional response afterward, and revelations from the criminal trial about staff complicity. Finkle examines the broader failure of harm reduction and argues for a spectrum of involuntary care options for those unable to help themselves. 

This episode is a part of The Hub's new Fault Lines initiative, which examines the pressures pulling Canadian society apart and the principles that can hold it together. Click here to learn more: https://thehub.ca/fault-lines/

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