In the coming weeks, we will be hosting two webinars to explore the current harm reduction landscape in Canada and consider how we can push back against the many efforts to demonize and shutter critical healthcare services. Hard Time for Harm Reduction will take place over two days (February 12 and 24), consisting of two expert panel discussions.
SAVING SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SITES
February 12, 2026 from 1-2:30 pm ET
Join us for a discussion of the current political, legal, and social barriers to supervised consumption in Canada and how to push back.
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PERSPECTIVES ON PRISON PROGRAMS
February 24, 2026 from 1-2:30 pm ET
Join us for a look at harm reduction in prisons through lived experience, frontline, clinical, legal, and institutional perspectives.
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Confirmed speakers include:
- Gillian Kolla – Memorial University
- Sandhia Vadlamudy – L’Association des intervenants en dépendance du Québec
- Corey Ranger – Harm Reduction Nurses Association
- Robin Lennox – Member of provincial Parliament representing Hamilton Centre
- Sandra Ka Hon Chu – HIV Legal Network
- Claire Bodkin – Prison health researcher and physician
- Nicole Kief – Prisoners’ Legal Services