As many of you know Taylor and I wrote a piece on what we termed neo-progressivism in last September’s Literary Review of Canada. Since then we’ve keep our eye out for other discussions where we think neo-progressives are gaining traction in the public discourse. Some of the indicators we looking for are policies where: The [...]
Entries tagged as “addiction”
Emerging Neo-Progressive Issues: Drug Policy
Why Insite Matters
For those who have not seen it there is a stunning piece on the 5th Estate about Insite – the Supervised Injection Site in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver – where TV cameras are allowed inside the facility for the first time. I wish I could embed the video in this blog post and walk [...]
The old, old, old war on drugs
Last night I was able to swing by the Wosk Centre for Dialogue to see Prof. Bruce Alexander receive the Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in support of Controversy (A prize established at Simon Fraser University to honor work which challenges complacency and that provokes controversy). Prof. Alexander spoke of his personal history and research [...]
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