B.C. Conservative MLA Elenore Sturko, a former Mountie, didn’t expect to be, herself, questioned by the RCMP.
“It is intimidating. Even as a former police officer, when you hear an anti-corruption unit wants to talk to you, it doesn’t feel good,” said Sturko, the Opposition’s public safety critic.
The topic in question: leaked Ministry of Health slides released publicly by Sturko in February.
The slides revealed that a significant portion of prescribed opioids were not ending up in the hands of the intended recipients but were instead being trafficked nationally and internationally.
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It also revealed that police were aware of some bad-actor pharmacies allegedly offering kickbacks to clients …