Here's how 'compassionate intervention' promised by the federal Conservatives lines up with Alberta's involuntary treatment act

Local mom says forced treatment for addicts won't work

The Alberta Government’s plan to force addicts into treatment will do more harm than good, said a Wetaskiwin mother who lost her son to drug poisoning.

Here's how 'compassionate intervention' promised by the federal Conservatives lines up with Alberta's involuntary treatment act

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is proposing a "compassionate intervention" policy for those with severe addiction at a federal level if he wins the 2025 election, just days after Alberta tabled its own involuntary treatment act.

Canadian Civil Liberties Association urges Alberta to scrap Compassionate Intervention Act

Non-profit org calls for focus on approaches supporting recovery without breaching freedoms