OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is in favour of mandatory, involuntary drug and psychiatric treatment for kids and prisoners who are found to be incapable of making decisions for themselves, he said at a press conference Thursday.

The Conservative leader said earlier this summer <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;he was open to the idea&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/poilievre-involuntary-drug-treatment-for-addicts&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/poilievre-involuntary-drug-treatment-for-addicts" target="_blank">he was open to the idea</a>, but needed to study the issue more closely.

Compulsory mental health and addictions care is being contemplated or expanded in several provinces amid a countrywide overdose crisis{ai:summary}<p>Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre supports mandatory, involuntary drug and psychiatric treatment for children and prisoners deemed incapable of making decisions. He previously expressed interest in the topic and has since conducted further study. </p><p>#politics</p>

Poilievre says he supports involuntary drug, psychiatric treatment for children and prisoners

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