B.C. drug club co-founder surprised by lack of 'urgency' from Health Canada on crisis

VANCOUVER - A co-founder of Vancouver's Drug User Liberation Front said he was surprised by Health Canada's lack of "urgency" about the deadly toxic drug crisis, and the absence of a pharmaceutical-grade supplier meant the club had to turn to the dark web to get pure substances.

Jeremy Kalicum continued his testimony in a constitutional challenge to Canada's drug laws in B.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday.