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'Old approach isn't working': Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown pushes for involuntary treatment for severe addiction

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Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown is calling on the province to allow involuntary treatment for residents of Peel with severe addictions, brain injuries and mental illness.

Canada is in the grips of an addiction crisis that shows no signs of slowing.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has ordered the closure of supervised drug consumption sites that are near schools and daycares.

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55

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48

Neutral language

37

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

64

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likely offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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