A backlash to B.C.'s drug policies?

B.C. is on track to have another record-breaking year for toxic drug deaths. But as people continue to die, a backlash appears to be growing to the province's current strategies for tackling the crisis.

A recent polarizing documentary, Vancouver Is Dying, as well as a recent video by federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, have pointed fingers at B.C.'s slate of harm reduction policies.

But many drug policy experts argue just the opposite.

Today, Moira Wyton, a health reporter for the Tyee, joins us for a look at the state of BC's toxic drug crisis, the criticisms coming from both ends of the spectrum, and where things go from here.

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