Overview

• Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Ya'ara Saks, reports insufficient beds for involuntary addiction and mental health treatment across Canada.
• The responsibility for health care policies, including compulsory care, lies with provincial governments.
• Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre supports mandatory treatment for children and prisoners unable to make decisions.
• Several provinces are considering or expanding compulsory care as they combat a national overdose crisis.
• Poilievre is exploring the feasibility of mandatory treatment for adults, emphasizing the need for adequate services.