ADDICTION NOT HEALTH ISSUE

I am appalled that some Victoria councillors have proposed that crack
pipes be given out. I am also appalled that the Vancouver Island
Health Authority is amenable to funding the project, when so many
people who are sick through no fault of their own cannot get funding
for their medical needs.

If Victoria has a problem with drug addicts, it should deal with it
through the appropriate legal and rehabilitation channels and not
allow it to become a "health" issue, nor expect the rest of us,
living outside of Victoria, to have our MSP fees go toward solving
Victoria's problems.

It's far too easy to lay the burden on others because the Victoria
council is unwilling to do what is necessary and right.

John Hickson

Cobble Hill