Lori Hatfield deserved better from committee

By Letter to the Editor on June 2, 2021.

Editor:
Lori Hatfield is a Lethbridge citizen speaking up on behalf of 2,000 mothers who support decriminalization of drugs and safe supply.
It takes courage to go before a city council committee and present a point of view.
In Edmonton when a similar resolution around harm reduction was put before a city council committee, 18 speakers spoke to the topic, including a medical doctor and a public health expert. The motion was passed by Edmonton city council.
Hatfield was the only presenter in Lethbridge and was grilled with medically related questions.
She was prepared to consult with experts to get answers and bring those back to committee.
It is disappointing that the Lethbridge committee were not open to further input.
Instead they closed their minds and the door on further discussion. Shame.
Tuezday Kabel
Lethbridge