Manitoba report questioned after recommendation for safe injection site deleted

WINNIPEG — A Manitoba government-commissioned report on addiction services is being criticized after a recommendation to open a safe injection drug site was deleted.

A draft of the long-awaited report reviewing addictions and mental health was released to the media Monday morning and included a recommendation for a safe injection site in Winnipeg.

When the final report was posted online later in the day, that recommendation was gone. 

Premier Brian Pallister has said he doesn’t see the need for safe injection sites but said last month he would await the report and follow its recommendations.