The province says a 72-hour protective care centre for people in prolonged drug psychosis is ready to begin receiving detainees.
But an NDP member of Parliament who lives nearby says she’s concerned about the way detainees will be treated, and isn’t convinced the facility at 190 Disraeli Fwy. will effectively deal with Winnipeg’s methamphetamine crisis when it begins operations Tuesday.
“I live downtown,” Winnipeg Centre MP Leah Gazan said Monday. “We’ve had more foot patrols than ever. Things are getting worse.
“We need to take a public health response, otherwise we’re not going to see a difference in our community.