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Statement on the Passage of Bill C-12
This statement can be attributed to the HIV Legal Network & HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO). On March 26, 2026, Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act, received Royal Assent and became law, despite significant and sustained concerns by civil society organizations, legal experts, and international human rights bodies. The … Read more
Alberta’s Decision to Close Supervised Consumption Sites Will Result in Needless Death
This statement can be attributed to the HIV Legal Network and the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition. As organizations working to advance policies grounded in human rights and public health, HIV Legal Network and the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition strongly condemn the decision by the Government of Alberta to close the last remaining supervised consumption sites … Read more
HIV Legal Network and HALCO condemn Government of Ontario’s deadly decision to defund Consumption and Treatment Services
For Immediate Release – March 16, 2026 This statement can be attributed to the HIV Legal Network and the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO). Toronto, ON – We unequivocally denounce the Government of Ontario’s decision to end provincial funding for Consumption and Treatment Services (also known as supervised consumption services, or SCS) and … Read more
Canada Challenged at United Nations Over Narrow Interpretation of Right to Life
Issued by the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2026 | Geneva — Today in Geneva, United Nations Human Rights Committee members expressed surprise at Canada’s claim that Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) does not require governments to take positive measures to protect life when it is … Read more
Statement – Introducing Co-Pays Under IFHP Will Push People Away from Care
For immediate release The following can be attributed to the HIV Legal Network and the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO) January 30, 2026 – Toronto – The HIV Legal Network (the Legal Network) and the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO) condemn the Government of Canada’s decision to introduce co-payments under the … Read more
Statement on British Columbia’s disastrous decision to end drug decriminalization pilot
We are deeply disappointed by the Government of British Columbia’s move to end its drug decriminalization pilot at the end of this month. This disastrous decision is a major step back in the efforts to end a toxic drug crisis that has killed more than 16,000 people in BC over the past decade; more lives … Read more
En cette Journée mondiale de lutte contre le sida, premier rapport sur « L’état du VIH au Canada » par le Réseau juridique VIH
Les taux de VIH sont en hausse, alors que nous savons ce qu’il faut faire pour prévenir les nouvelles infections et protéger la santé et les droits humains des personnes séropositives et affectées par le VIH. 1er décembre 2025, Toronto (Ont.) – Aujourd’hui, à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de lutte contre le sida, le Réseau … Read more
HIV Legal Network launches key recommendations for the Government of Canada to end the HIV epidemic in this country
HIV rates are on the rise, and yet we know what needs to be done to prevent new transmissions while protecting the health and centering the human rights of people living with and affected by HIV November 27, 2025 – Ottawa, ON – Today, the HIV Legal Network is joined by people living with HIV … Read more
Statement – We condemn Government of Ontario’s forced closure of Parkdale’s only supervised consumption site
This statement can be attributed to the HIV Legal Network The Ford Government’s persistent attack on supervised consumption services and people who use drugs will end in further deaths October 27, 2025 –TORONTO – We are horrified by the Government of Ontario’s decision to force the closure of the Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) site … Read more
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