NDP leadership candidate Jagmeet Singh is calling for a ban on racial profiling by police. The practice is often known as carding, and the idea would be an important first step in repairing relationships between law enforcement and racialized communities.

The City of Vancouver has let yet another SRO hotel fall into disrepair and now vulnerable residents are at risk of losing their homes.

Human rights prevailed over property rights after the homeless and their supporters won a victory at BC Supreme Court. Justice Neena Sharma dismissed an injunction application by the city of Vancouver to dismantle a tent city on Main Street after failing to see the "irreparable harm" its presence would have allegedly caused.

Black men assaulted by police after being misidentified as a suspect, Black women forced to the ground and pinned down by officers while waiting for a bus - these are the realities of the Black community in Canada and police must be held accountable.

Federal Government Green Lights Expansion of Opioid Treatment

Recent preliminary data from the Metro Vancouver homeless count shows an alarming increase in homelessness throughout the province.

Harm reduction saves lives. Pivot Legal is pushing for changes to Bill C-37 that would allow organizations to open supervised injection sites more easily. The move in needed in light of the overdose epidemic currently gripping British Columbia

Heroin Assisted Therapy has been proven effective for drug users who don't respond to other forms of treatment. Despite rigorous research pointing to the benefits, Providence Crosstown Clinic remains the only place in North America where this life-saving intervention is accessible.

Imagining a new future for drug policy in Canada

Heated debate at Vancouver Park Board could have left the homeless in the freezing cold