Subhead:Trump’s tough talk on curbing the flow of illicit drugs across the border has forced Ottawa to confront the reality that Canada can no longer ignore the criminal networks and social decay fueled by the opioid epidemic.#
Canada’s Fentanyl Czar Kevin Brosseau has acknowledged that he severely underestimated the scale and devastation of the opioid crisis before taking up his new federal role. It’s a revelation that many Canadians living amid the fallout of the epidemic have long known all too well.
Brosseau, a former RCMP deputy commissioner, admitted during a keynote address at the Understanding and Implementing New Regulations conference, hosted by the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) in Toronto, that nearly a decade away from front-line policing had left him unaware of the full scale of devastation synthetic opioids have inflicted on communities across the country.
