Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown has announced a controversial idea to treat people with brain injuries, mental illness and severe addictions against their will. But as CBC’s Chris Glover reports, in order for it to happen, it would need the province to be on board.
As Peel Region deals with an ongoing toxic drug crisis, Brampton’s mayor is proposing a controversial idea to Ontario’s government, asking the province to allow for involuntary treatment of people dealing with mental health and addictions issues.
At a news conference Thursday, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown called on the province to implement a pilot project that would allow first responders in Peel Region to put people suffering from severe addictions, mental health disorders and brain injuries in a psychiatric facility against their will — if deemed necessary by a doctor.
That would require changes to the province’s Mental Health Act, something the premier says he could …