Matthew currently resides in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people. He is the program coordinator with the
Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs (CAPUD), a National Board member with
Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP), and a knowledge translator for the Dr. Peters Centre. His freelance writing has appeared in publications including
Policy Options,
The Conversation,
CATIE and
The Coast. He is also a Canadian Editorial Consultant for
Filter Magazine based out of New York. He is a current drug user and a formerly incarcerated person.