Corey Ranger

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He/him | Uninvited settler on stolen Quw’utsun Territory | Nurse | #HarmReduction

3. Forced evictions violate human rights Removal of encampments without adequate alternative housing is a form of forced eviction and is a gross violation of human rights. B.C. courts have held that there is a constitutionally protected right to shelter in public parks, at least during nighttime hours, when there are insufficient shelter spaces available or when those spaces are inappropriate for the residents of the encampment. This applies whether there are not enough beds, or whether the beds available are not truly accessible to those sheltering in parks. The Court has also recognized in some circumstances that "there is a legitimate need for people to shelter and rest during the day and no indoor shelter in which to do so.' »11 Similarly, under international human rights law, the removal of homes-regardless of the material with which they are constructed-is prohibited without meaningful engagement with the residents to find adequate alternative housing.½ In addition, deteriorating health and safety conditions within an encampment should not be used to justify forced eviction when this deterioration could have been avoided through timely, proactive action by a local government. The solution to health and safety concerns in encampments is for governments to provide for residents' health and safety needs until adequate housing is available. For example, if propane tanks in tents are creating a fire hazard, government can create centralized and supported spaces for cooking Forced eviction is isolating and traumatizing for encampment residents and may exacerbate gender-based violence and the risks from a toxic drug supply.4 Furthermore, unless governments address the underlying causes, encampments will return.
Principle 5: Ensure that relocation is human rights compliant Considerations regarding relocation must be grounded in the principle that "the right to remain in one's home and community is central to the right to housing."2 Meaningful, robust, and ongoing engagement with residents is required for any decisions regarding relocation. Governments must adhere to the right to housing and other human rights standards when relocation is necessary or preferred by residents. In such cases, adequate alternative housing, with all necessary amenities, must be provided to all residents prior to any eviction. Relocation must not result in the continuation or exacerbation of homelessness, or require the fracturing of families or partnerships.
Principle 3: Prohibit forced evictions of homeless encampments International human rights law does not permit governments to destroy peoples homes, even if those homes are made of improvised materials and established without legal authority. Governments may not remove residents from encampments without meaningfully engaging with them and identifying alternative places to live that are acceptable to them. Any such removal from their homes or from the land which they occupy, without the provision of appropriate forms of legal protection, is defined as a 'forced eviction' and is considered a gross violation of human rights. The removal of residents' private property without their knowledge and consent is also strictly prohibited. Common reasons used to justify evictions of encampments, such as 'public interest,' 'city beautification', development or re-development, or at the behest of private actors (e.g., real estate firms), do not justify forced evictions.
Cover page for the national protocol for homeless encampments in Canada. A HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACH A National Protocol , for Homeless Encampments in Canada Leilani Farha UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing Kaitlin Schwan Lead Researcher for UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing APRIL 30, 2020
"As we know with those overdoses, minutes make a difference right?" adding "the further away people are, the harder they are to find, the higher the risk it is for them. At the same time, there's no correlation between our actions and the overdose events so no one's holding us to blame for that, it's really the people who sell that product into the market," said Horn.
BCCDC - Drug Alert - Province of BC January 26, 2026 • Posted by BCCDC BCCDC is issuing a province-wide alert because of an increase in drug poisonings. Opioids/down now often contain the sedative medetomidine. Watch for sedation, low heart rate. Use drug checking. Use at an OPS/SCS or with a buddy. Learn more: Medetomidine Advisory Poster
The POSTeR Model proceeds through the eleven parts presented in Fig. 1 as follows. The figure's solid arrows represent causal relationships with no alternatives in the model, and the dotted arrows represent possible branches. Green arrows signal ways to lower risk, and red signals a pathway to elevated risk. The underlying principles presented above appear in the figure both when they first manifest, and then when they combine to ultimately produce elevated overdose risk. Parts 1 through 4 present the basic stasis of consistent supply for people who have transitioned from opioid use to a state of dependence. A person with opioid dependence (1) exhibits increasing physical and psychological dependence on opioids (2), as well as an increasing pharmacological tolerance for the effects of the drug (2). As their tolerance increases, the general consistency of their supply (3) allows them to adjust their dose accordingly. There is still risk to this behavior, including instances of polydrug use that can introduce unpredictable variables (Peppin et al., 2020) and the inherent instability of an illicit drug supply (Holland et al., 2024), but this general consistency in comparison to a seizure event means that the person's opioid supply is not exceedingly difficult to dose as needed, thereby reducing overdose risk (Carroll et al., 2020). Overdose may still occur, but these protective factors make it less likely to be fatal (4), or imprecise dosing may not be sufficient to alleviate withdrawal and lead to the risks that arise from repeat dosing (4). The result is the continued cycle of opioid dependence as described above, which can last for years or decades. People may exit this cycle over time, in which case they would leave the model by completing the withdrawal period and not re-initiating use, or by entering treatment (5). It is worth noting most people who are dependent on opioids do not fatally overdose (Degenhardt et al., 2011), can age out of problematic use (Jones …
September 10, 2024 An open letter to the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health; the Honourable Ya'ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions; the Honourable Adrian Dix, British Columbia Minister of Health; and the Honourable Jennifer Whiteside, British Columbia Minister of Mental Health and Addictions on harm reduction practices in B.C. hospitals.
What are the implications for practice? • Nurses need to be aware of the reasons why patients on involuntary treatment orders do not believe in the possibility of building a therapeutic relationship. • Nurses need to reflect on and express their concerns about the damaging effects that managing involuntary treatment orders conditions can have on the nurse-patient therapeutic relationship.
Screenshot of a chek news article titled Neighbours watch as Cowichan's notorious Lewis Street cleared of tents It’s from November 18 and there’s a photo of a bylaw truck driving between a street with tents on either side.
Demonstration at the Parliament building with people holding signs saying “DULF SAVES LIVES”
Sweet and dandy cotton candy company pickle and tajin it’s a dill-ight Cane sugar, color, flavour, citric acid and tajin Sweetdandy.ca It’s me holding a container of green, dill pickle flavoured cotton candy that was not in the slightest good.
Acute Malnutrition | 1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026 132,000 An estimated 132,000 cases of children aged 6 to 59 months are projected to suffer from acute malnutrition through June 2026, including 41,000 severe cases. An additional 55,500 pregnant and breastfeeding women and 25,000 infants require urgent nutrition support.
Highlights • Harm reduction is undermined by aggressive social disorder policing. • Together, area residents, security, and police impeded safe consumption site access. • Police and security are gatekeepers to needed harm reduction medical services. • Aggressive social disorder policing reinforces distrust in police/health authorities.
POV short video walking the parade route for the 2025 Pride Parade.
Corey taking a selfie with Dr Chapman at the ICN opening ceremony.
8 green posters alternating with pictures of Elon Musk and Donald Trump with lines drawn across their faces and the word “resist” at the bottom. The other poster has Finnish text that translates roughly to “Democracy, Freedom of Speech and Nature will be destroyed if we don’t defend them. Be an activist. Join the resistance.”
Stone wall with the words Free Gaza painted on it
Corey’s stands in front of the Tallinn sign at the Tallinn port.
Helsinki Central Library Oodi exterior
Corey, overheating and anxious, on the tarmac of Vancouver airport waiting to fly to Frankfurt, then to Helsinki.
Northern Health has issued a drug advisory for the Northern Health region. A round white pill sold as "Oxycocet" has tested positive for isotonitazene. Isotonitazene or "Nitazene" is a synthetic opioid that is equal or more toxic than fentanyl and is not detected on fentanyl test strips.
1) Supply interruption sends people who are physically dependent on opioids into withdrawal, and the most common outcome is that they will avoid or reduce the condition with a replacement supply of opioids 2) Supply interruption reduces a person's tolerance of opioids to a degree they cannot measure with precision, making dosing more hazardous. 3) The replacement supply of illicitly produced opioids sought in the aftermath of a seizure event is likely to be of a different, uncertain potency than the interrupted one, further compounding the hazards of dosing. 4) People experiencing opioid withdrawal have a reduced aversion to risk, causing them to discount these hazards. 5) Efforts at self-medication after a police opioid seizure can also increase risk of overdose.
Classic Scooby doo meme with Freddy pulling off the villain mask and it’s neoliberalism all along.
The Police Opioid Seizure Temporal Risk (POSTeR) model of increased exposure to fatal overdose
A drug alert from interior health showing counterfeit dilaudid tablets that tested positive for fentanyl analogues.
A roadside sign that says “POILIEVRE HAS NO COSTED PLAN IT'S A SECRET PP = TRUMP”
Homer and Burns with monkeys typing on typewriters and smoking cigarettes. Burns is reading one of the monkey’s writings, “it was the best of times, it was the ‘blurst’ of times. Homer is drinking from a beer stein.
Up in Smoke: Analyzing the risk of illicit drug exposure and the harms of exposure misinformation with HRNA President, Corey Ranger & Clinical Nurse Specialist, Serena Eagland Tuesday, April 8th at 12pm PST on Zoom Open to all. Registration required.
Percentage of opioids containing xylazine detected by Drug Analysis Service; 2024 shows 12.6% but 2023 was only 6.4%.
Enamel pin that says “beyond do no harm”
Unregulated drug deaths by age group
BC Coroners substances detected in expedited toxicology among unregulated drug deaths.
A graphic with large text stating “15,602 British Columbians have died from accidental drug poisoning since April 2016” Below the text reads “every overdose death is a policy failure” There is a map of British Columbia overlayed in the background.
Simpsons meme where bus driver says “don’t make me tap the sign” but this time the sign points to a relevant article title: “Spatiotemporal Analysis Exploring the Effect of Law Enforcement Drug Market Disruptions on Overdose, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2020-2021” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37285563/