Calgary’s supervised consumption site at the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre is emerging as a key issue in the city’s upcoming mayoral election, with candidate Sonya Sharp pledging to ask the province to shut it down if elected.

Sharp made the announcement on Wednesday, saying she would ask the UCP government to close the Safeworks Outreach site in Calgary’s Beltline neighbourhood, adding that the plan for supporting vulnerable populations lies with the Minister of Mental Health and Addiction.

“Their plan on how they work with the population in distributing what they need is not my responsibility,” Sharp said.

The site has long been a source of political tension. While the provincial government has maintained that a closure should be initiated by the city, Calgary City Council last year

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