Q&A with Peace River North Candidates – What would you do to deal with the Province’s overdose crisis?

Energeticcity.ca/Moose FM asked the candidates running in Peace River North the same eight questions.  A copy of each question and response has been posted at www.energeticcity.ca/election.  Each day from now until the election, we will post one question a day and the response sent by each candidate.

Today’s question is what would you do to deal with the Province’s overdose crisis?

Only B.C. Liberal candidate Dan Davies and B.C. Conservative Party leader Trevor Bolin have responded to our questions.

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Question: What would you do to deal with the Province’s overdose crisis?

Trevor Bolin

The past and present Governments have spent the last decade telling people what they are doing for this crisis, instead of listening to those affected to roll out a plan of what needs to be done. First and foremost, this crisis needs to be dealt with at local levels that includes the Health Authorities, Mental Health, Provincial, Local Government and Support Services. This is the only way we can take this crisis head on and ensure that communities have the facilities and tools required.

Dan Davies

The overdose crisis is not just a Vancouver issues – we are seeing many overdoses and deaths in the northeast as well. I hosted a roundtable last year with our critic and many local organizations from the RCMP to local mental health and additions staff to firefighters and paramedics. We must do better. We need more wrap around supports for people. We need to ensure that the medical system is closely monitoring the drugs that are being prescribed to patients and that there are check and balances in place there. Our leader, Andrew Wilkinson, as a medical doctor, understands the importance of acting on this crisis immediately.

Learn more about both candidates in Peace River North by visiting www.energeticcity.ca/election.