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Involuntary Care

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Policy

B.C.’s Drug Policy Fight Leaves the Treatment Timetable Unclear

B.C.’s parties offer competing routes out of the overdose crisis. Their treatment promises come with different budgets and timelines, leaving a gap between the changes voters are being offered and the care people can actually get.
Two individuals on a Vancouver sidewalk, one crouching to assist the other who is lying down near a makeshift shelter of cardboard, with a city bus and pedestrians visible in the background.
Policy

Can Alberta’s Recovery Model Solve BC’s Opioid Crisis?

British Columbia, once a trailblazer in harm reduction and addressing the opioid crisis, faces unrelenting challenges in reducing overdose deaths and mitigating urban disorder. ...
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Healthcare

Involuntary Care in British Columbia—Progress or Premature Gamble?

British Columbia’s government has unveiled a controversial plan to expand involuntary care for individuals facing severe mental health and addiction challenges. Premier David Eby ...
A person in distress battling addiction at the back alley of East Hastings Street in Downtown Eastside Vancouver
Policy

Involuntary Care Sparks Controversy in Pre-Election Push

British Columbia is grappling with a toxic drug crisis that has claimed over 15,000 lives since 2016, sparking fierce political debate as the province ...
Mother, Nicola DeSousa, holding a photo of her son who died of an overdose that could have been prevented through Involuntary Care Program.
Addiction

BC Premier’s Promise of Involuntary Care: Too Little, Too Late for One Grieving Mother

“I begged for him to be involuntarily treated for eight years. Now he’s ashes in a box.” Those are the heart-wrenching words of Surrey ...

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A sidewalk covered in fallen autumn leaves on East Hastings Street in Vancouver with an individual lying on the ground near local storefronts and passersby.

October 23, 2026

Community

The Downtown Eastside’s Right to an Ordinary Life

Kris C

Close-up of a section of Richard Tetrault's collaged mural featuring expressionist figures, newspaper clippings, and abstract street elements.

October 23, 2026

Culture

At Heart of the City, the Neighbourhood Keeps Its Own History

Teresa G

Elevated view looking down East Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside showing sidewalk crowds, traffic, and historic buildings.

October 22, 2026

Policy

Vancouver’s Drug Vote Demands an Answer

Kris C