Ontario Premier Ford Signals Openness to Mandatory Addiction Treatment Programs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he is open to the possibility of implementing involuntary addiction treatment in the province. Ontario’s Big City Mayors group has again called upon the province to re-evaluate existing mental health laws with the aim of broadening the scope of involuntary treatment. The province has experienced a rise in homelessness and […]
TL;DR
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford is considering involuntary addiction treatment.
- Ontario's Big City Mayors have requested a review of mental health laws to broaden involuntary treatment.
- Homelessness and addiction have risen in Ontario since the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Municipalities are bearing the majority of the financial costs associated with the crisis.