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ICYMI: Alberta is introducing the Compassionate Intervention Act to help those suffering from severe addiction get the treatment they need. Backed by $180 million for new centres in Edmonton and Calgary, we’re taking bold action to save lives and support recovery.

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Charles Prepolec 🇨🇦🦫🇨🇦1 year ago

ICYMI: This is not compassion, this is incarceration without due process and is unconstitutional and a violation of Charter rights. It is one step away from kidnapping. It's also clearly a grift to cronies to open and operate 'care centres' (private prisons) on the taxpayer dime

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Brent Lupul1 year ago

Forced incarceration is not acceptable for any Canadian. And you have no evidence it will work. There has to be another way. And where is your compassion for AISH recipients living in poverty when you prevent them from accessing a $200 federal benefit. That is just cruel.

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Marc Buffalo1 year ago

Next thing you know, she'll be flying them to El Salvador

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California Insider Show1 year ago

San Francisco’s drug crisis has drawn national attention. Is the city finally taking action? Recovery expert Cedrick Akbar breaks down shifting policies, rising crime, and the fight for accountability. Watch now

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don skinner 🇨🇦1 year ago

Hey I have an idea I am sure you will appreciate why not pack them off to El Salvador

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Giant Cheeto1 year ago

This is going to be struck down as unconstitutional and you’re going to cry about a “woke” Supreme Court

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x - TylerDT1 year ago

I dare anybody to hate this move. I fucking dare ya.

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Schism1 year ago

Horrible, horrible people 🤬

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Just Peachy1 year ago

Liberals think it was ok for trudeau to kidnap people at airports and lock them up in covid hotels but picking someone up who is crawling in the gutter dying from drug addiction is evil. Better to just stick them with noloxone every night and more drugs.

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Irwin1 year ago

@Motomom128302 People are going to be mad that you are introducing this program. To be fair, people will be mad if you don’t, you are never going to please everyone.

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Winston1 year ago

While canceling my nephews life changing surgery and he’s only one. They told us it was budget cuts that cancelled it. You are not saving lives you are causing suffering.

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