BC United leader Kevin Falcon is calling decriminalization sa国际传媒渁 risky experiment,sa国际传媒� that will put children at risk in communities around the province.
The opposition leader spoke to media Wednesday during a visit to Abbotsford, alongside Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman.
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BC United MLAs want to see those areas protected in the same way schools are, where open drug use is prohibited.
That suggestion, he said, is coming from municipalities who feel the decriminalization is sa国际传媒渢one deafsa国际传媒� to what is happening in communities across the province.
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But a provincewide ban would make more sense than offloading the work to municipalities, Falcon said.
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British Columbia has the highest average rents in Canada, the highest housing prices in North America, and there is no change on the horizon, he added.
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