B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad has laid out his solutions for the toxic drug crisis in the province, which include cutting wait times for voluntary treatment, a virtual program to connect people with addiction specialists and building “regional recovery communities” that would allow for 12-month live-in treatment. He says his party plans to hold overdose prevention sites accountable to make sure they are “meeting the highest standards” and if not, his government would not hesitate to shut them down. Rustad says if a Conservative government were elected after Oct. 19, he would ensure there are “no financial barriers to detox and treatment.” He didn’t say how long the plan would take or what the cost would be, saying his party would be laying out its full platform “within the coming…
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