Poilievre Open to Involuntary Treatment for Drug Addiction, Wants to ‘Study it More’

Published on July 25, 2024

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he is exploring a policy similar to Alberta’s proposed approach of forced intervention for drug addiction in certain circumstances, saying he would need to study the issue further before coming to a decision. “I need to study it more. I need to understand how it would work,” Mr. Poilievre said when asked about the policy during a July 25 press conference. “I want everybody who’s on drugs to be in treatment and rehab to get off drugs. What I haven’t been able to figure out is if someone doesn’t want to be rehabilitated, can you require them to be?”...

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