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Introduced last year, the legislation would allow doctors to involuntarily hospitalize youth who overdose for up to seven days while they are stabilized, parents are contacted and a harm-reduction or treatment plan is put in place. “No one in this province should die from a poisoned drug supply, especially a child,” said Olsen. “But let’s not use this tragedy as cover for inadequate policy. “Restraining children against their will, as written in last summer’s Bill 22, would cause significant and disproportionate harm, especially to Indigenous youth.” Olsen called instead for proactive mental-health care that includes voluntary detox, day treatment and community residential treatment.
The provincial government is still considering proposed mineral exploration plans for the so-called “donut hole” between Manning and Skagit Valley provincial parks, years after it was first planned.