Cory Morgan: Alberta’s Involuntary Drug Addiction Treatment Initiative Should Be Applauded

A billboard in southern Alberta warns about the dangers of fentanyl, on April 27, 2018. Bill Graveland/The Canadian Press

Commentary

Alberta took a recovery-oriented approach to dealing with the opioid addiction crisis under Premier Jason Kenney’s leadership in 2019. By 2021, over 8,000 addiction treatment spaces had been funded.