The BC Liberals say they would invest $1.5 billion over three years
B.C. Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon says a Liberal government would take a more recovery-oriented approach when it comes to addiction, with an accessible, no-cost system for anyone seeking help.
The B.C. Liberals say they would invest $150 million a year to expand access to addiction treatment beds by eliminating user fees at not-for-profit facilities and contracting with licensed private treatment operators to directly fund the cost of residential addiction treatment. The B.C. Liberals say they would dramatically expand that centre by tripling the beds at the existing site, and adding five regional facilities using that model in the North, Thompson-Okanagan, Kootenay and Vancouver Island regions.
Last year, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association — for which Eby previously served as executive director — slammed Eby’s suggestion, saying it would violate the Charter of Rights. The association noted that in the spring of 2022, the NDP government abandoned Bill 22 — which was proposed in 2020 to involuntarily keep youth in hospital for up to seven days after an overdose — because of “the trauma associated with holding youth against their will, especially Indigenous youth.
“My concern with this government is they’re entirely focused on going down the harm-reduction path, and frankly, minimizing or dismissing treatment and recovery,” said Falcon.
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