Daily Hive
A large and angry crowd gathered Monday night outside Richmond City Hall ahead of a meeting to vote on the possibility of a supervised consumption site at Richmond General Hospital Precinct, and tensions reached a boiling point.
“You’re what’s wrong with Canada. Go back to where you came from,” a woman can be heard in a video posted to social media, adding, “Go back to Hong Kong.” …
Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie read the email at the meeting ahead of the speakers, adding, “Supervised consumption sites provide a safe location for individuals with an addiction to administer their own drugs under the supervision of a qualified health professional. The sites or staff do not hand out drugs to users but provide access to addiction treatment and recovery services.”
At one point, several people shouted out during the meeting, to which the mayor condemned them and said if they wanted to speak, they should sign up and speak officially, not scream from the back of the room. …