2020’s Biggest Wins and Losses for Canadians Who Use Drugs

Though 2020 was characterized primarily by the catastrophe of COVID-19, Canada’s public health landscape was marked by significant milestones—both forward and backward—in the fight to end the drug war. This year saw a growing movement toward racial justice and calls to abolish the police, while the pandemic violently exacerbated many social and structural inequities facing people who use drugs. Here are some of the most notable wins and losses.