BC Conservative Party leader John Rustad proposes mental health reforms, aiming to reduce care wait time and address overdose prevention sites' accountability.

John Rustad, leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia, has announced a mental health platform aimed at reducing the current 35-day average wait for care. The party will focus on accountability for overdose prevention sites rather than shutting them down. Additionally, Rustad plans to end the NDP's decriminalization pilot, expand access to treatment, and develop the Riverview Hospital site into a center for mental health and addiction recovery if elected.

October 08, 2024
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