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MP Kibble calls for federal funding for Vancouver Island treatment-and-recovery facility
Kibble says 343 toxic drug deaths in 2025 show Vancouver Island needs dedicated federal funding for secure treatment and recovery care.
- Cowichan-Malahat-Langford MP Jeff Kibble is urging the federal government to fund a treatment and recovery facility on Vancouver Island, writing to federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel and copying B.C. Health Minister Ravi Kahlon.
- Vancouver Island faces a severe addiction crisis; Island Health documented 343 toxic drug deaths last year, while Duncan's crime severity index of 336 far exceeds the national average of 75.
- Following the provincial government's approval of secure treatment facilities for Surrey and Prince George on July 10, Kibble argues Vancouver Island should receive similar consideration and dedicated funding from Ottawa.
- Families across Vancouver Island have waited for accessible treatment services, Kibble said, emphasizing that communities become safer when residents can access support locally rather than traveling elsewhere.
- The Conservative Party Shadow Minister for Defence Procurement is leveraging this year's health agreement renewal and the expanded Emergency Treatment Fund to press Ottawa to identify a Vancouver Island site for secure care before the funding window closes.
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MP Kibble calls for federal funding for Vancouver Island treatment-and-recovery facility
Cowichan-Malahat-Langford MP Jeff Kibble is calling on the federal government to fund a treatment-and-recovery facility on Vancouver Island, saying the region faces an urgent need for expanded access to addiction and mental-health care. Kibble, the Conservative Party’s Shadow Minister for Defence Procurement, wrote to federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel, copying B.C. Health Minister Ravi Kahlon, urging Ottawa to establish dedicated funding f…
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