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Former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe to run for B.C. Greens

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Former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe is running for the British Columbia Green Party in the riding of Saanich South, located on Vancouver Island. Announced by party leader Emily Lowan during a policy unveiling related to drug addiction, Lapointe aims to address the ongoing overdose crisis that has claimed thousands of lives since 2016. Lapointe argues for leadership and policy changes such as voluntary treatment options and regulated alternative drugs, contrasting her approach with those of her opponents from other parties.

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Lisa Lapointe, the former chief coroner of British Columbia, has been named as the candidate for the British Columbia Green Party in the riding of Saanich South on Vancouver Island. The party's leader, Emily Lowan, announced Lapointe’s candidacy during the unveiling of a new toxic drugs policy aimed at addressing the province-wide overdose crisis. Since April 2016, when the province declared a public health emergency due to the ongoing opioid crisis, thousands have died from drug overdoses.

Lowan criticized the current system as politicized and failing front-line workers who deal with the daily impact of this crisis. Lapointe stated that resolving the issue requires political leadership, availability of voluntary treatment options, regulated alternative drugs, and equal access to resources for those using drugs. She faces competition from Richard Zussman (NDP) and Cathie Ounsted (Conservative Party).

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The British Columbia Green Party has named former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe as the party’s candidate in the riding of Saanich South on Vancouver Island. asserted

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Leader Emily Lowan announced Lapointe’s candidacy as the party unveiled its toxic drugs policy on Thursday. asserted

party → announce → Thursday

Lowan says the overdose crisis kills many British Columbians each day, and front-line workers bear the brunt of a “politicized” system that has failed to solve the problem. asserted

that → say → problem

She says Lapointe and the party will “put an end to the failures” behind the crisis that has killed thousands of people since the province declared a public health emergency in April 2016. asserted

province → say → April

Lapointe says the crisis can only be solved when politicians are willing to show leadership, when voluntary treatment and regulated alternative drugs are available, and when those who use drugs have the same access to resources as anyone else. asserted

who → say → anyone

She will go up against the NDP’s Richard Zussman, a former TV journalist turned lobbyist, and the Conservatives’ Cathie Ounsted, who served on the Central Saanich Police Board and the board of directors of the Victoria Airport Authority. asserted

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Former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe to run for B.C. Greens

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