In a landmark ruling, the BC Supreme Court agreed with the Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) that Canada’s prohibition on drug trafficking is unconstitutional. The decision stays DULF co-founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum’s criminal convictions, recognizing that the pair “selflessly put themselves on the line” to save lives through DULF’s safer supply compassion club.

Part 4 of Pivot’s FIFA on the Block series takes stock of Vancouver’s experience hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here are five realities about the summer of 2026 that we insist on remembering.

Part 3 of Pivot’s FIFA on the Block series examines how climate change and extreme heat are impacting the 2026 FIFA Games, both inside and outside the stadium.

Vancouver released its final FIFA Human Rights Action Plan, only 2 weeks before the first 2026 World Cup match, offering far too little far too late Read part 2 and follow along as we take a deep dive into FIFA’s Human Rights Framework, revealing the chasm between what 2026 host city action plans purport to do and what they mean in practice.

What forces is FIFA bringing to Vancouver, and who stands to be most impacted? Join us as we explore these impacts in our new blog series “FIFA on the Block”. Read part 1 and follow along as we continue documenting and reporting on FIFA’s impacts, Pivot’s Legal Observer Program (*more on this soon*), and community led resistance!

NOTE: As of today, Jan. 31, 2026, it is once again illegal in BC to possess any amount of illegal drug(s) under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. This includes private residences. Sanctioned supervised consumption sites and overdose prevention sites will continue to be the only decriminalized spaces in which to possess and consume drugs, though traveling to these sites while in possession of drugs intended to be used there risks criminalization.

In May 2025, Pivot Legal Society (“Pivot”), alongside several public interest groups intervened in Dorsey v Canada (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 38. Dorsey was an appeal brought by prisoners which affirms access to habeas corpus to challenge continued unlawful confinement in more restrictive prisons and forms of confinement that deprive a person of their liberty.

The City of Vancouver recently approved a temporary Bylaw in the lead up to the FIFA games in summer 2026. The Bylaw imposes sweeping restrictions, which the City promises it won’t actually enforce to punish residents’ ordinary activities. But how can we be asked to rely on the City’s own goodwill, especially when it has done nothing to assuage fears that FIFA will follow the playbook of past mega events by perpetuating displacement, dispossession, and harm for Vancouver residents?

Social condition discrimination is a strain on public health and deadly for those who experience discrimination. Join us in calling on the BC government to add social condition as a protected characteristic under BC Human Rights Code.

Pivot continues to push forward in our shared fight for dignity and human rights. Throughout the year, Pivot paired strategic litigation with bold movement-building, while also working to strengthen Pivot from the inside out. Thank you for your trust and work alongside us. Your support matters.