This vestige of the Harper government harms people affected by homelessness, sex workers, and those who use drugs. It must be abolished.

The mandatory victim fine surcharge is an unjust law threatening the health and safety of marginalized communities. Listen to our legal arguments as we challenge the law alongside our friends at Rosenberg Kosakoski LLP

The mandatory nature of the surcharge threatens the health and safety of marginalized communities.

The surcharge entrenches marginalized communities in poverty and forces them to make choices that threaten their health and safety. It is a dangerous vestige of the Harper government and must go.

The war on drugs perpetuates harms and has corrupted the system. It's also completely ineffective. This former undercover cop tells us how and why.

Our current drug policies are fuelling human fatalities and organized crime.

Thank you to Rob and his family for believing in Pivot and the work we carry out.

Thank you to Rob and his family for believing in #PivotLegal and the work we do helping society's most marginalized communities.

More than 1,400 British Columbians died due to suspected illicit drug overdoses in 2017, according to data released today by the BC Coroners Service. The figures representing a 43% increase from 2016, when there were 993 overdose deaths. There were significantly fewer deaths, however, in the last four months of 2017 (average of 96.5 deaths per month from September to December) compared with the first eight months of the year (average of 129.5 deaths per month).

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