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· Dec 10
Premier Eby hazardously misrepresents Sublocade while endorsing forced treatment of youth
Extended release buprenorphine is not
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Last week, BC NDP Premier Eby made misleading claims about Sublocade.
A decade into BC's toxic drug emergency, there is a heightened risk when government leaders promote this type of disinformation. It should not be acceptable.
Read in more detail: themainlander.com/2025/12/10/v...
A decade into BC's toxic drug emergency, there is a heightened risk when government leaders promote this type of disinformation. It should not be acceptable.
Read in more detail: themainlander.com/2025/12/10/v...
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A very important read for anyone who gives a shit about the rights, dignity and wellbeing of youth in this province.
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Last week, BC NDP Premier Eby made misleading claims about Sublocade.
A decade into BC's toxic drug emergency, there is a heightened risk when government leaders promote this type of disinformation. It should not be acceptable.
Read in more detail: themainlander.com/2025/12/10/v...
A decade into BC's toxic drug emergency, there is a heightened risk when government leaders promote this type of disinformation. It should not be acceptable.
Read in more detail: themainlander.com/2025/12/10/v...
Premier Eby hazardously misrepresents Sublocade while endorsing forced treatment of youth
Extended release buprenorphine is not
themainlander.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
A very important read for anyone who gives a shit about the rights, dignity and wellbeing of youth in this province.
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Last week, BC NDP Premier Eby made misleading claims about Sublocade.
A decade into BC's toxic drug emergency, there is a heightened risk when government leaders promote this type of disinformation. It should not be acceptable.
Read in more detail: themainlander.com/2025/12/10/v...
A decade into BC's toxic drug emergency, there is a heightened risk when government leaders promote this type of disinformation. It should not be acceptable.
Read in more detail: themainlander.com/2025/12/10/v...
Premier Eby hazardously misrepresents Sublocade while endorsing forced treatment of youth
Extended release buprenorphine is not
themainlander.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Last week, BC NDP Premier Eby made misleading claims about Sublocade.
A decade into BC's toxic drug emergency, there is a heightened risk when government leaders promote this type of disinformation. It should not be acceptable.
Read in more detail: themainlander.com/2025/12/10/v...
A decade into BC's toxic drug emergency, there is a heightened risk when government leaders promote this type of disinformation. It should not be acceptable.
Read in more detail: themainlander.com/2025/12/10/v...
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"This plan is fundamentally inadequate: it fails to provide affordable housing, worsens existing crises and threatens the wellbeing of the neighbourhood’s current residents."
Academics: plans to gentrify the Downtown Eastside will worsen the homelessness crisis.
themainlander.com/2025/12/08/h...
Academics: plans to gentrify the Downtown Eastside will worsen the homelessness crisis.
themainlander.com/2025/12/08/h...
Hundreds of Academics Sign Letter Against City's 'Uplifting the DTES' Plan
Academics: "Any plan that limits social housing is unacceptable"
themainlander.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"This plan is fundamentally inadequate: it fails to provide affordable housing, worsens existing crises and threatens the wellbeing of the neighbourhood’s current residents."
Academics: plans to gentrify the Downtown Eastside will worsen the homelessness crisis.
themainlander.com/2025/12/08/h...
Academics: plans to gentrify the Downtown Eastside will worsen the homelessness crisis.
themainlander.com/2025/12/08/h...
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An important community and patient perspective.
themainlander.com/2025/12/10/v...
#bcpoli #harmreduction
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#bcpoli #harmreduction
Premier Eby hazardously misrepresents Sublocade while endorsing forced treatment of youth
Extended release buprenorphine is not
themainlander.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
An important community and patient perspective.
themainlander.com/2025/12/10/v...
#bcpoli #harmreduction
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#bcpoli #harmreduction
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The government’s response to the emergency has always been disinformation: a comms strategy made of lies
from the get
from the get
Last week, BC NDP Premier Eby made misleading claims about Sublocade.
A decade into BC's toxic drug emergency, there is a heightened risk when government leaders promote this type of disinformation. It should not be acceptable.
Read in more detail: themainlander.com/2025/12/10/v...
A decade into BC's toxic drug emergency, there is a heightened risk when government leaders promote this type of disinformation. It should not be acceptable.
Read in more detail: themainlander.com/2025/12/10/v...
Premier Eby hazardously misrepresents Sublocade while endorsing forced treatment of youth
Extended release buprenorphine is not
themainlander.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The government’s response to the emergency has always been disinformation: a comms strategy made of lies
from the get
from the get
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"[D]isplacement, colonialism, and developer greed."
"[C]urrent plan to 'uplift' the Downtown Eastside will fail to provide affordable housing to those that need it."
"[L]ong line of attempts to speed up the gentrification of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside."
#BritishColumbia #Canada #Housing #Drugs
"[C]urrent plan to 'uplift' the Downtown Eastside will fail to provide affordable housing to those that need it."
"[L]ong line of attempts to speed up the gentrification of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside."
#BritishColumbia #Canada #Housing #Drugs
Hundreds of Academics Sign Letter Against City's 'Uplifting the DTES' Plan
Academics: "Any plan that limits social housing is unacceptable."
themainlander.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"[D]isplacement, colonialism, and developer greed."
"[C]urrent plan to 'uplift' the Downtown Eastside will fail to provide affordable housing to those that need it."
"[L]ong line of attempts to speed up the gentrification of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside."
#BritishColumbia #Canada #Housing #Drugs
"[C]urrent plan to 'uplift' the Downtown Eastside will fail to provide affordable housing to those that need it."
"[L]ong line of attempts to speed up the gentrification of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside."
#BritishColumbia #Canada #Housing #Drugs
Last week, BC NDP Premier Eby made misleading claims about Sublocade.
A decade into BC's toxic drug emergency, there is a heightened risk when government leaders promote this type of disinformation. It should not be acceptable.
Read in more detail: themainlander.com/2025/12/10/v...
A decade into BC's toxic drug emergency, there is a heightened risk when government leaders promote this type of disinformation. It should not be acceptable.
Read in more detail: themainlander.com/2025/12/10/v...
Premier Eby hazardously misrepresents Sublocade while endorsing forced treatment of youth
Extended release buprenorphine is not
themainlander.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Last week, BC NDP Premier Eby made misleading claims about Sublocade.
A decade into BC's toxic drug emergency, there is a heightened risk when government leaders promote this type of disinformation. It should not be acceptable.
Read in more detail: themainlander.com/2025/12/10/v...
A decade into BC's toxic drug emergency, there is a heightened risk when government leaders promote this type of disinformation. It should not be acceptable.
Read in more detail: themainlander.com/2025/12/10/v...
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Downtown Eastside, Vancouver BC:
Hundreds of Academics Sign Letter Against City’s ‘Uplifting the DTES’ Plan /
Academics: “Any plan that limits social housing is unacceptable”
https://themainlander.com/2025/12/08/hundreds-of-academics-sign-letter-against-citys-uplifting-the-dtes-plan/
Hundreds of Academics Sign Letter Against City’s ‘Uplifting the DTES’ Plan /
Academics: “Any plan that limits social housing is unacceptable”
https://themainlander.com/2025/12/08/hundreds-of-academics-sign-letter-against-citys-uplifting-the-dtes-plan/
December 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Downtown Eastside, Vancouver BC:
Hundreds of Academics Sign Letter Against City’s ‘Uplifting the DTES’ Plan /
Academics: “Any plan that limits social housing is unacceptable”
https://themainlander.com/2025/12/08/hundreds-of-academics-sign-letter-against-citys-uplifting-the-dtes-plan/
Hundreds of Academics Sign Letter Against City’s ‘Uplifting the DTES’ Plan /
Academics: “Any plan that limits social housing is unacceptable”
https://themainlander.com/2025/12/08/hundreds-of-academics-sign-letter-against-citys-uplifting-the-dtes-plan/
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Hundreds of Academics Sign Letter Against City’s ‘Uplifting the DTES’ Plan
themainlander.com/2025/12/08/h...
themainlander.com/2025/12/08/h...
Hundreds of Academics Sign Letter Against City’s ‘Uplifting the DTES’ Plan
Academics:
themainlander.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Hundreds of Academics Sign Letter Against City’s ‘Uplifting the DTES’ Plan
themainlander.com/2025/12/08/h...
themainlander.com/2025/12/08/h...
Hundreds of Academics Sign Letter Against City’s ‘Uplifting the DTES’ Plan
themainlander.com/2025/12/08/h...
themainlander.com/2025/12/08/h...
Hundreds of Academics Sign Letter Against City’s ‘Uplifting the DTES’ Plan
Academics:
themainlander.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Hundreds of Academics Sign Letter Against City’s ‘Uplifting the DTES’ Plan
themainlander.com/2025/12/08/h...
themainlander.com/2025/12/08/h...
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"Youth and children are consistently weaponized as anecdotes ... by politicians to elicit emotion while neglecting to fund and implement evidence-based practices. Youth and young people have bodily autonomy, and they deserve healthcare and treatment options that respect this autonomy with dignity."
"This is not treatment, it is trauma."
Involuntary treatment is "convenient cover for the BC government to avoid confronting the ongoing housing and toxic supply crises in BC by invisibilizing those disproportionately impacted."
#BritishColumbia #Canada #Drugs #Healthcare #Housing #Incarceration
Involuntary treatment is "convenient cover for the BC government to avoid confronting the ongoing housing and toxic supply crises in BC by invisibilizing those disproportionately impacted."
#BritishColumbia #Canada #Drugs #Healthcare #Housing #Incarceration
BC NDP aims to side-step another legal challenge to broaden the criminalization of mental health, substance use
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby's leadership.
themainlander.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:37 AM
"Youth and children are consistently weaponized as anecdotes ... by politicians to elicit emotion while neglecting to fund and implement evidence-based practices. Youth and young people have bodily autonomy, and they deserve healthcare and treatment options that respect this autonomy with dignity."
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NEW analysis in The Mainlander:
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b...
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b...
BC NDP Aims to side-step another legal challenge to broaden the criminalization of mental health, substance use
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
NEW analysis in The Mainlander:
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b...
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b...
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The perfect gift for someone who has everything but an irreverent read about suicide and depression and the ways we fail debilitated people. www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/551057...
December 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The perfect gift for someone who has everything but an irreverent read about suicide and depression and the ways we fail debilitated people. www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/551057...
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"This is not treatment, it is trauma."
Involuntary treatment is "convenient cover for the BC government to avoid confronting the ongoing housing and toxic supply crises in BC by invisibilizing those disproportionately impacted."
#BritishColumbia #Canada #Drugs #Healthcare #Housing #Incarceration
Involuntary treatment is "convenient cover for the BC government to avoid confronting the ongoing housing and toxic supply crises in BC by invisibilizing those disproportionately impacted."
#BritishColumbia #Canada #Drugs #Healthcare #Housing #Incarceration
BC NDP aims to side-step another legal challenge to broaden the criminalization of mental health, substance use
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby's leadership.
themainlander.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"This is not treatment, it is trauma."
Involuntary treatment is "convenient cover for the BC government to avoid confronting the ongoing housing and toxic supply crises in BC by invisibilizing those disproportionately impacted."
#BritishColumbia #Canada #Drugs #Healthcare #Housing #Incarceration
Involuntary treatment is "convenient cover for the BC government to avoid confronting the ongoing housing and toxic supply crises in BC by invisibilizing those disproportionately impacted."
#BritishColumbia #Canada #Drugs #Healthcare #Housing #Incarceration
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@davidebybc.bsky.social what the fuck dude. I know you're a liberal dressed as progressive, but what the fuck.
BC NDP aims to side-step another legal challenge to broaden the criminalization of mental health, substance use
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
@davidebybc.bsky.social what the fuck dude. I know you're a liberal dressed as progressive, but what the fuck.
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Politicians and media have worked in tandem to reinforce involuntary treatment narratives as interventions to prevent deaths and overdoses experienced by youth:
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b...
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b...
BC NDP aims to side-step another legal challenge to broaden the criminalization of mental health, substance use
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Politicians and media have worked in tandem to reinforce involuntary treatment narratives as interventions to prevent deaths and overdoses experienced by youth:
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b...
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b...
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Forced treatment is a traumatizing experience that erodes trust in the caregivers who youth have trusted and in the medical system and other health practitioners.
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b... #bcpoli
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b... #bcpoli
BC NDP aims to side-step another legal challenge to broaden the criminalization of mental health, substance use
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Forced treatment is a traumatizing experience that erodes trust in the caregivers who youth have trusted and in the medical system and other health practitioners.
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b... #bcpoli
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b... #bcpoli
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NEW analysis in The Mainlander:
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b...
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b...
BC NDP Aims to side-step another legal challenge to broaden the criminalization of mental health, substance use
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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in summation, Eby’s involuntary treatment scheme is far, far worse than you thought
NEW analysis in The Mainlander:
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b...
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b...
BC NDP Aims to side-step another legal challenge to broaden the criminalization of mental health, substance use
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
in summation, Eby’s involuntary treatment scheme is far, far worse than you thought
Reposted by The Mainlander
there's a certain type of guy — Julian Somers, Daniel Vigo, David Eby — whose work starts off at least somewhat on the right side of history before cynically turning to politics of moral panic the minute they get some semblance of power
NEW analysis in The Mainlander:
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b...
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b...
BC NDP Aims to side-step another legal challenge to broaden the criminalization of mental health, substance use
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
there's a certain type of guy — Julian Somers, Daniel Vigo, David Eby — whose work starts off at least somewhat on the right side of history before cynically turning to politics of moral panic the minute they get some semblance of power
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There is a lot here in this analysis. I am paying close attention to the removal of "deemed consent" from the Mental Health Act.
NEW analysis in The Mainlander:
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b...
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com/2025/12/05/b...
BC NDP Aims to side-step another legal challenge to broaden the criminalization of mental health, substance use
The politics of the Mental Health Act amendments in Bill 32 reflect a trend of the BC NDP circumventing court rulings under Premier Eby’s leadership.
themainlander.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
There is a lot here in this analysis. I am paying close attention to the removal of "deemed consent" from the Mental Health Act.