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Marilou Gagnon: Government negligence on full display as overdose deaths continue to rise

British Columbians now have a clear understanding of the significance and seriousness of a public crisis requiring government intervention.

COVID-19: Marilou Gagnon—Don't allow a fear epidemic to undermine public education and support

Fear is one of the tools in the public-health toolbox.

Marilou Gagnon: Closing tent cities during an overdose crisis might be dangerous

Is it irresponsible to seek court injunctions to close tent cities for the homeless during an opioid crisis?

Camp Namegans shows authorities are fighting a losing battle against tent cities and it must stop

As long as the number of people who experience homelessness exceeds available housing and shelters continue to offer temporary fixes and often fail to provide decent and dignified...

Marilou Gagnon: Union merely tells nurses to "protect themselves" during fentanyl crisis

Nurses in British Columbia, and particularly in Vancouver, have been facing the worst overdose epidemic ever documented in Canada.

Marilou Gagnon: The overdose epidemic is taking a brutal toll on frontline nurses

As I was getting ready to come to Vancouver to spend time with nurses at the frontline of the overdose epidemic, I did not know what to expect. I had never experienced an overdose...

Marilou Gagnon: An urgent call to support nurses on the frontline of Canada's opioid crisis

Amid every-growing numbers of drug-overdose deaths, what are we doing to support nurses on the ground?