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On tonight’s episode of Closer Look: A "dirty move" by the Ford government.
As first reported by our Queen's Park team at The Trillium, the province has hired private investigators to probe two supervised consumption sites in Toronto — part of the government's response to a Charter challenge of its decision to close 10 sites and ban new ones.
Health Minister Sylvia Jones' office said the private eyes were hired "to gather additional evidence about the impact of these sites" in light of the lawsuit, but harm reduction workers and opposition politicians are criticizing the move as a "shocking" waste of taxpayer money.
SEE: Ontario hires PI firm to survey supervised consumption site neighbours
Joining us tonight is reporter Jack Hauen of The Trillium, who broke the story. You can read his coverage HERE.
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