Sean LeBlanc, Drug Users Advocacy League (DUAL), Ottawa Inner City Health
Sean was born in Nova Scotia and arrived in Ottawa in 2000 and survived an opioid dependency, homelessness and incarceration. After facing diversity he founded the Drug Users Advocacy League in 2010. Sean later was the co-Principal Investigator of the PROUD Study: Participatory Research in Ottawa Understanding Drugs -at the time the largest community cohort study in Ontario. Sean is dedicated to improving the quality of lives of people who use drugs. Shawn loves his long term partner Catherine, and being from the maritimes.