At this time last summer, Montreal’s Victor-Rousselot Park found itself at the centre of the national debate over supervised injection sites. In April 2024, three months earlier, Maison Benoît Labre, a facility that includes both drug consumption services and a drop-in centre for the homeless, had opened just metres away from the park, which doubles as a playground for the nearby elementary school, whose students use it for recess and lunch breaks.