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Vancouver mayor demands involuntary care beds from province
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CityNews Vancouver
Mayor Ken Sim calling for more involuntary care beds in Vancouver, despite a recent court ruling that says how the province has administered involuntary care is unconstitutional.
struggling to deal with the challenges posed by widespread mental health and addiction issues many municipal leaders have been calling on the province to increase funding for involuntary care.
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is among them, demanding Premier Eby create 100 involuntary care beds in the city.
A recent Supreme Court of BC decision calls into question how the province administers involuntary care.
In a statement to CityNews, Deputy Premier Niki Sharma said, “We are committed to expanding the capacity for involuntary care to every region of the province.