NDP mental health ministry would pull resources from other departments

Reacting to the ineffective response to the nationwide opioid/overdose crisis, Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath is set to pull resources from existing ministries to form a new ministry of mental health and addiction. Horwath was blunt to express the severity and lack of determination the government has shown for the crisis, and has proclaimed to change that. She highlights that in terms of perception and stigma, we've come a long way, but now is the time to seek acute solutions. 

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