Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

The test should be ultimately up to the person, but it should not affect welfare as it is basic and inhumane to revoke such rights especially if a person is abusing harmful substances. A test should be recommended and the government could lower taxing on homeopathic medicine if they should need to reduce welfare funding due to it costing excessive amounts.

Absolutely not. Irrevalent in any circumstances. Welfare IS ALREADY a prison sentence almost impossible to get out of.
All rents are more than what welfare gives in a month.
And stop criminalizing prostitution and low income drug dealers while we're at it as well.
This is what "This is a free country" means.
And our water is gold to other countries by the way. Need I have to remind you of what life in canada after ww3 will look like?

Those on welfare should be tested for the use of illegal drugs and terminate benefits when tested positive for illegal drugs in their system. I work as a security officer and have witnessed this benefit system abused time and time again by active drug users. They get their welfare checks and it goes straight to drugs. In a sense, it is enabling them to continue their habits if left unregulated.

Yes, but only for those with a history of substance abuse. Further, their funding ought to be tied to government provided treatment program participation.

everyone should be tested. those who test positive should be transitioned to a medical assistance program for inpatient rehab or support systems (sober living, transitional housing etc.) which would be managed by a social worker within the home.

Only for hard drugs such as meth ,crack etc stuff like alcohol, marijuana should be fine since studies show that minimal amounts of alcohol does nothing to the abilities of doing anything and same goes for marijuana it’s more of a mediocre drug, but things such as crack meth fentanyl etc makes you do things out of control of consumer , and aren’t as productive to society.

Yes, but only those under reasonable suspicion. Those testing positive for chronic drug use should then receive support and psychiatric evaluation.