Public Question Period: Why is Open Use of Drugs Allowed in Owen Sound?

Ian Boddy, Mayor of Owen Sound, explains that being "inebriated in any manner" in public is protected right by the Canadian Charter of Rights.

Dianne MacIntosh, an Owen Sound resident, submitted a question to Owen Sound Council via email for the Public Question Period portion of their Monday, September 9, meeting.

MacIntosh questioned why illegal behaviours such as openly using drugs and loitering are being allowed without arrest or charges in Owen Sound.

Mayor Ian Boddy said it’s a police issu…