Critics see drug debate tainted by politicization in B.C. election campaign

VANCOUVER — When NDP Leader David Eby announced this month that the province would open “secure facilities” to provide involuntary care for people with severe drug addiction or mental health problems, it represented a moment of policy unity with the rival B.C. Conservatives ahead of the fall election.
But for drug policy advocate DJ Larkin, the consensus was loaded with irony — since the province currently isn’t able to supply enough beds even for those who want tre