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BC Liberal Leader talks drug addiction in the Lower Mainland

Drug addiction and public safety a top priority says Andrew Wilkinson
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Chelsa Meadus, BC Liberal candidate for the riding of Maple Ridge-Mission, listens to Leader Andrew Wilkinson, as he addresses the topic of drug addiction during a campaign stop in Pitt Meadows on Thursday. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)

BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson addressed the issue of drug addiction and public safety today during a campaign stop in Pitt Meadows.

Saying this would be one of the top priorities for his party, he didn害羞草研究所檛 mention exactly how the BC Liberals plan to tackle the problem.

Flanked by Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows candidate Cheryl Ashlie and Chelsa Meadus, candidate for Maple Ridge-Mission, Wilkinson started by acknowledging the record number of people in the province who have died from a drug overdose this year.

As of the end of July the number of deaths from illicit drugs in B.C. topped 900.

Wilkinson said not enough is being done to combat the problem.

害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檝e seen the ravages of drug addiction and the people who suffer from drug addiction right here in Maple Ridge. The NDP害羞草研究所檚 approach has basically been to provide nothing more than a roof over people害羞草研究所檚 heads,害羞草研究所 said Wilkinson outside The Pitt Meadows Seniors Activity Centre along 119B Avenue.

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害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 warehousing people. It doesn害羞草研究所檛 work,害羞草研究所 he said.

Wilkinson talked about needing more effective approaches to deal with the issues related to people suffering from drug addiction.

害羞草研究所淚f it害羞草研究所檚 your sister, your mother, your daughter, you would want something to be done to assist a person with drug addiction to get off the drugs,害羞草研究所 continued Wilkinson.

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害羞草研究所淲e also need to talk about prevention because not nearly enough is being done in that regard,害羞草研究所 he said, adding he would have more to say about that next week.

Wilkinson concluded by saying in order to prevent the harm you害羞草研究所檝e got to treat the cause, which he said, applies to people with drug addiction, homelessness and to the level of growing crime in the province.

Wilkinson害羞草研究所檚 visit came on the heals of BC NDP Leader John Horgan, who was at the CEED Centre earlier in the day to announce his promise of more $10 per day child care spaces aimed at benefiting middle and low-income families.

Wilkinson has been critical of Horgan calling a snap election in the middle of a pandemic, calling it a 害羞草研究所減ower grab害羞草研究所.


 

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BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson talks about drug addiction during a campaign stop in Pitt Meadows Thursday afternoon. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)
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BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson talks about drug addiction during a campaign stop in Pitt Meadows Thursday afternoon. (Colleen Flanagan/The News)


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