In times of uncertainty, politicians scapegoat marginalized communities—blaming people like migrants and people who use drugs for complex societal challenges.
This fear-mongering rhetoric drives deadly and wasteful decisions in government, spending public funds on military responses that drive violence and instability abroad, expanding unchecked surveillance powers for police and border officials, and doubling-down on prohibition, driving profits in the unregulated drug supply both in Canada and worldwide.
Explore some of our work in partnership with international and migrant rights allies to unpack the urgent human rights and civil liberties issues around borders, drug policy and migration.
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