Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre clarified his position on involuntary drug addiction treatment, saying he supports it for minors and prisoners behind bars when they are found to be incapable of making decisions for themselves,

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is in favour of mandatory, involuntary drug and psychiatric treatment for kids and prisoners who are found to be incapable of making decisions for themselves, he said at a press conference Thursday.

Speaking at a press conference in Toronto, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he's in favour of mandatory drug treatment for kids and prisoners who are found to be incapable of making decisions for themselves.

Children and prison inmates who are "incapable of making decisions for themselves" should be subject to mandatory drug rehabilitation programs, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday.

Compulsory mental health and addictions care is being contemplated or expanded in several provinces as communities struggle to cope with a countrywide overdose crisis.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he's in favour of mandatory, involuntary drug and psychiatric treatment for kids and prisoners who are found to be incapable of making decisions for themselves.