Saturday, June 7, 2008

N THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA r Safe Injection Site (“Insite”),


PHS Community Services Society v. Attorney General of Canada,

2008 BCSC 661

Date: 20080527
Docket: S075547
Registry: Vancouver

Between:

PHS Community Services Society,
Dean Edward Wilson and Shelly Tomic

Plaintiffs

And:

Attorney General of Canada

Defendant

- and -

Docket: S065587
Registry: Vancouver

Between:

Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU)

Plaintiff

And:

Attorney General of Canada and Minister of Health for Canada

Defendants

And:

British Columbia Civil Liberties Association

Intervenor


Before: The Honourable Mr. Justice Pitfield

Reasons for Judgment

Counsel for the Plaintiff: PHS Community Services Society, Dean Edward Wilson and Shelly Tomic

J.J. Arvay, Q.C.
F.A. Schroeder
M. Pongracic-Speier

Counsel for the Plaintiff: VANDU

J.W. Conroy, Q.C.

Counsel for the Defendant: Attorney General of Canada

J.J.L. Hunter, Q.C.

K.M. Stephens

Counsel for the Intervenor: British

Columbia Civil Liberties Association

D.A. Webster, Q.C.

R.D.W. Dalziel

Date and Place of Hearing:

April 28 - May 2,

May 5-7, 2008

Vancouver, B.C.

I. Introduction



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