Canadian Museum for Human Rights exhibit shed light on toxic drug deaths [Video]

A new exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) turns mothers’ grief into advocacy.

“Gone Too Soon” is on display now at CMHR’s Community Corridor.

It features hundreds of purple poppies in the form of a flowing river. It represents the many thousands of people who died from a toxic drug supply in Canada.

“These are all people who were loved, are missed, and not forgotten. We have not forgotten, and this is grief. This is a river of grief,” said Janis Gillam, one of the exhibit’s co-creators.

Gillam’s daughter Phoebe died of fentanyl poisoning in July 2020. Her partner’s son died only four months later, also from toxic drugs.

“I do this for Phoebe and, of course, for everyone else who’s in the same position, and to bring awareness to people. It can happen to anyone.”

The Gone Too Soon exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human …