North Island-Powell River MP Rachel Blaney wants the federal government to come up with a plan to help deal with the toxic drug crisis.
“Toxic drug overdoses have devastated countless communities, like in my riding,” Blaney said in the House of Commons on Feb. 2. “Campbell River just witnessed the worst year on record for toxic drug-related deaths, having the fifth-highest rate of deaths in British Columbia.
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