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I think Ottawa must have struck a nerve with Christina Blizzard, given that she felt it necessary to write a second column defending her right to write the first column. Apparently she got ‘countless’ e-mails from people who agreed with her. (This on the heels of having witnessed ‘countless’ people sitting around downtown Ottawa smoking crack […] After reading Christina Blizzard’s assessment of Ottawa as a city rotting at its core, it occurred to me that perhaps I don’t get out enough. According to Blizzard, you can eat lunch on the patio of a posh downtown restaurant while watching literally dozens of drug deals and countless people sitting around smoking crack in […] I used to be a drug addict on the streets of Ottawa. That whole period of my life is a bit hazy, but it started in my teens and lasted a few years. Amphetamines were relatively cheap and plentiful at the time, and they were my drug of choice. I wasn’t in good shape. I […] The crack kit program distributes free drug paraphernalia to crack users. The kits contain items that reduce the spread of disease among addicts. The program is funded, at least in part, by the City of Ottawa. It’s controversial. Those who oppose the program argue that it condones and encourages drug use, adds to the problem […] |
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