Mayors from Ontario’s largest cities are calling on the provincial government to “immediately” address the growing addiction and mental health crisis impacting their communities.
At an Oct. 18 meeting in Markham, Ont., members of the Ontario Big City Mayors (OBCM) passed a resolution urging the Ontario government to review its mental health regulations, and determine whether involuntary treatment should be “enhanced” or “strengthened” to address the province’s mental health and opioid crisis.
They said the current regulations were written at a time when issues such as fentanyl addiction were not prevalent, and that the act needs to be updated to reflect the current challenges….