#Latest news with #MeghanMcDermottCBC6 days agoHealthCBCCalling for state of emergency over public disorder 'dangerous,' group saysBC Civil Liberties Association policy director Meghan McDermott says the motion to impose a state of local emergency in Williams Lake, B.C., is 'disingenuous and a dangerous rhetoric' because of the possible violation of human rights. It comes as city council considers a curfew from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. and powers to escort people displaying public intoxication or severe mental health issues to the hospital.
CBC6 days agoHealthCBCCalling for state of emergency over public disorder 'dangerous,' group saysBC Civil Liberties Association policy director Meghan McDermott says the motion to impose a state of local emergency in Williams Lake, B.C., is 'disingenuous and a dangerous rhetoric' because of the possible violation of human rights. It comes as city council considers a curfew from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. and powers to escort people displaying public intoxication or severe mental health issues to the hospital.