'The crisis is alarming,' one expert said as new data shows nearly one in four federal inmates in Canada are receiving treatment for opioid addiction, more than double since 2016.
Len Hrycan, a councillor for the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, visited Kamloops council chambers Tuesday to ask for a letter of support for the regulatory exemption.
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo made national headlines recently with his public crusade against the supposed privileges granted to convicted murderers Paul Bernardo and Luka Magnotta.