The Cost of Doing Nothing: Drugs, Crime & a City on Edge
Barrie just declared a state of emergency—not for wildfire or flood, but for urban disorder: entrenched encampments, open-air drug markets, violent incidents, and even E. coli contamination flowing from camps into local beaches. In this roundtable, Mike Wixson, Anthony Furey, and Paul Micucci break down the mayor’s plan, why smaller cities are getting hit hard, and the staggering costs that deliver little public benefit. They dig into what’s failing (encampment tolerance, revolving-door justice, “safe supply” without accountability) and what crackdowns in other jurisdictions did differently.
The panel debates a “flood the zone” model—zero tolerance for public use, fast closure of camps, weekly drug courts, and same-day treatment beds—plus the idea of compassionate sweeps that disrupt dealers while routing users to care. It’s a blunt conversation about trade-offs, policing vs. social work, hospital readiness, and how to turn emergency powers into outcomes that actually make streets safer and help people get well.
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