'We're consulting further on whether it gets to the point if they would be ordered into treatment,' Smith told reporters on Monday.
is a “last resort” if the province exhausts all options to help those struggling with addictions.
The policy — the first of its kind in Canada if passed — is part of the United Conservative government’s model of recovery and treatment while stripping down harm reduction resources like supervised consumption sites .At a news conference on Enoch Cree land on Monday afternoon, Smith said involuntary treatment won’t happen in most cases.
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Nicholas Milliken said Monday the act is still being considered and a final decision has not yet been made.“We want things to be done in a voluntary way first,” Smith told reporters. “We’re consulting further on whether it gets to the point if they would be ordered into treatment. We haven’t finished those consultations yet.”Smith claimed these interventions are sometimes necessary because people are “slowly killing themselves on the streets.”Smith added that every person has the opportunity to “get their lives back” through treatment and recovery, claiming the new legislation is going to save lives.
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