New N.B. rehab facility for voluntary not forced treatment, addictions minister says – New Brunswick [Video]

New Brunswick’s new rehab facility will serve people seeking treatment voluntarily, not those forced into treatment under the upcoming Compassionate Intervention Act according to addictions minister Sherry Wilson.

Wilson was less willing to give any details to either the committee or reporters on where patients compelled into treatment would be housed.

“We’re talking about a bill that hasn’t even been introduced yet, so I can share those details with you when it is introduced,” she told reporters Friday.

The new act was first promised in last year’s throne speech and made another appearance in March’s budget speech. Both Premier Blaine Higgs and Public Safety Minister Kris Austin have shared some general details about the intent of the bill and how it will work, including that there will be some sort of medical evaluation process contained in the legislation.

Yet, Wilson steadfastly refused to give any details, even after she said she looked forward to clearing up “misinformation” about the …