Should authorities detain people who refuse to get treatment for severe mental illness and addiction? That question has moved to the front burner in many Canadian cities. My ride to work on a Toronto streetcar this week showed why.
When I got on, a guy was lying passed out or asleep on the long bench at the back, taking up all the seats. A barefoot man in dirty clothes was walking up and down the aisle. At Yonge Street, just in front of the Eaton Centre, he got off and meandered unsteadily through the midday crowd.
This is from the Globe, and the author is not “right wing.”
