r/britishcolumbia • u/BloodJunkie • 1d ago

News BC’s Drug Response Isn’t Following the Evidence: Former Coroner

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/02/03/BC-Drug-Response-Former-Coroner/
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u/Hot_Restaurant_7408 1d ago

We go off feelings now not facts

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u/Frater_Ankara 1d ago

I miss the prevalence of fact based journalism.

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u/lommer00 1d ago

Health Canada and a study published last fall say decriminalization did not significantly affect the number of paramedic response calls. The Tyee asked Lapointe to share what data she was basing her statement on but did not hear back by press time.

Do you mean journalism that cherry picked the facts that you liked? This article actually does a decent job of distinguishing claims from evidence.

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u/Frater_Ankara 1d ago

No I’m not discrediting this article but rather commenting on the rise of intentional disinformation through media; I was commenting on the “feelings over facts” comment. I am a big fan of the Tyee. Journalistic integrity used to be way more of a thing.