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Vaughn Palmer: David Eby's slow and expensive step toward involuntary care

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VICTORIA — Premier David Eby recently announced two care facilities for people needing involuntary treatment for severe mental health and addiction issues, building on a promise he first made four years ago.

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“The question of how our system is going to accommodate this population is a pressing one, and an urgent one,” Eby said last week in announcing a new 72-bed facility in Prince George and a 60-bed expansion at a site in........

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