The Fifth Estate · SEASON 51
The War on Safe Drugs
Episode 5 · 2025-11-14

- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Canada’s opioid crisis has led to the deaths of tens of thousands of people, costing the health and justice systems billions. Many health providers say there were solutions that could have helped. We reveal how politics got in the way.
45 minutes
Season 51 episodes
1. The Denial Machine2025-10-10
2. Funding the occupation2025-10-17
3. Dying to Recover.2025-10-24
4. Dawson Creek: Behind the Fear2025-10-31
5. The War on Safe Drugs2025-11-14
6. Smash & Grab2025-11-21
7. Trapped on the Water2025-11-28
8. Vanished2026-01-16
9. Missing Black Boys2026-01-23
10. Canada's Crypto Fugitive2026-01-30
11. Last Breath2026-02-27
12. The Business of Bigotry2026-03-20
13. Critical threat2026-03-27
14. The Dissident & The Spy2026-04-03
15. The Ostrich Con2026-04-10
16. Corruption, Crime & Cricket Canada2026-04-17