In their words: B.C. leaders on mental health and addiction crisis

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In their words: B.C. leaders on mental health and addiction crisis
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The province's deadly drug and mental health crises have been a pivotal campaign issue in the election and will prove to be a major challenge for whoever forms government.

WATCH: Public safety is a growing concern in B.C. and has become one of the key issues in the provincial election. Richard Zussman spoke with all three party leaders and asked them what they would do to make the province a safer place to live.The province’s deadly drug and mental health crises have been a pivotal campaign issue in the election and will prove to be a major challenge for whoever forms government.You have previously said you would eliminate all supervised consumption sites.

There are many drug users who don’t trust the system or police, who have been left behind and who are struggling the most. Why would they come to a supervised consumption site if they believe they will be locked up? Seven people are dying every day in B.C. due to toxic drugs. Your opponents argue that the problem has only gotten worse under decriminalization. What will you do differently if re-elected to address this?It’s such a devastating issue. I am sure the people at home if they haven’t experienced it directly, they know someone who has been affected by the toxic drug crisis.

B.C. currently lacks good measures to track whether these interventions are working.

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