“As with most punitive &carceral policies in Canada, the province’s Mental Health Act is used disproportionately against Indigenous people in British Columbia, including children — a disturbing continuation of the violence against Indigenous children that Canada is founded upon.”

Involuntary treatment ensures that the person involved will never seek out proper treatment in their lives if they ever are released.

forced treatment to facilities that don't exist, and would not be staffed if the buildings did, are just expansions of law enforcement and healthcare violence and surveillance. if we're starting anew, we should begin with the supports we actually want and could benefit from

“The first correctional centre will be at the Surrey Pretrial Services Centre. The first secure housing and care facility will be on the grounds of the Alouette Correctional Centre (Monarch Homes) in Maple Ridge.”

Eby wants tighter border control. [Remember the Iron Law of Prohibition is how we got in the mess to begin with. The harder the enforcement the harder the drugs]

buy me a ticket

The fact that they listed 'brain injuries' & 'mental illness' here shows you that it has nothing to do with substance use or addictions. This does not "help families be whole again." This is imprisoning/punishing neurologically disabled folks for being neurologically disabled.

A desperate campaign promise from a leader feeling the ground shrink beneath his feet. A promise lacking proof. A callous approach touted as dignified. Involuntary care won’t keep us safe. This new idea is an old failed idea. 🧵 #bcpoli #cdnpoli cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

Sim + Eby can call it “care” but incarcerating people with “brain injury, mental illness, severe addiction” is NOT care. Why can’t they help people who are desperate for drug treatment NOW but can’t get it because of long waitlists?

Prison. Their solutions are cells. This is so utterly evil and devoid of humanity. And this is the NDP - so called “progressive”.

Premier Eby is "weaponizing the crisis, he’s weaponizing the people who we’ve lost to the crisis. We not only know involuntary treatment doesn’t work, it also has negative outcomes in research done around the world." tyson singh kelsall ਟਾਈਸਨ ਸਿੰਘ vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/09/16/bc-…

Safe supply will not worsen the toxic supply crisis. And prescribed #safesupply models don’t meet the needs of those at risk of death. Drug User Liberation Front tried provide a service to save lives & despite research that supports DULF’s work, they might face jail time for merely saving lives.