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Probably better just euthanize them. Think of how expensive it would be to intuitionalise people who use drugs in perpetuity. Also the Oil and Gas industry would collapse if you locked up everyone who regularly did blow.
I get that I'm an average size white cis man, but honestly I'm more scared of coked up rig pigs than the people I've encountered on transit, which I use regularly.
Edit: as far as what we tolerate in society, people shouldn't have to defecate in transit stations, but if their isn't easy access to public restrooms, what are they supposed to do? Go to jail I guess.
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Kind of hard to tell what is and isn't sarcasm, so I'll just address each point as if it was serious.
I don't think anyone is proposing locking up casual drug users. Nor is anyone advocating locking up all drug users in perpetuity. However, it's pretty clear that the "choose your own adventure" method for individuals struggling deeply with mental health and drug addiction isn't working.
It's great that you aren't concerned about the state of your fellow riders on Calgary Transit and more concerned with "Rig Pigs", but that sentiment is not shared by others. People shouldn't have to play "dodge the vomit" or be forced to just ignore the person screaming at them as they suffer a very public mental health crisis.
Regarding public washrooms, the devil is in the detail. As nice as it would be to have open and unlimited access to public restrooms, the city isn't closing these facilities for fun. They're closing them because they turn into cesspools of drug use, vandalism and violence. If we're talking about what we tolerate as a society, perhaps it should involve not perpetuating a system where its acceptable for people to be perpetually homeless, drug addicted, mentally ill and forced to defecate outside rather than their place of residence.
I won't bother to directly address the euthanasia comment.