Alberta appoints lawyer, policy advisor to lead involuntary treatment commission

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EDMONTON – The Alberta government says a longtime lawyer and recent provincial policy advisor has been tapped to head its new involuntary drug treatment system.

Earlier this year, Premier Danielle Smith’s government passed legislation to create the new system, which allows people to be forced into addiction treatment facilities without their consent.

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