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Khan says he supports the spirit of the NDP's Bill 48 to create a 72-hour protective care centre for highly intoxicated people, but insists on detailed answers about costs, staffing, facility makeup, security and locations before full backing.
Obby Khan supports extending the detention timeline from 24 to 72 hours for highly intoxicated individuals, but seeks legislative tweaks, additional public consultation (including a 45-day pause) and community impact assessments to address local concerns.
Obby Khan criticizes the government's broad promises, questioning whether it is delivering resources to front-line health care and effectively reducing emergency wait times; he emphasizes the need for concrete actions to lower wait times.
Obby Khan reiterated his call for a public inquiry into the health system to investigate emergency-room-related deaths and to obtain answers for families whose loved ones died while waiting for health care treatment.
Obby Khan calls for a full public inquiry into Manitoba’s health-care system to address lengthy emergency-room wait times and recent deaths, arguing Manitobans need accountability and transparency and that non-public critical incident probes are insufficient to hold government accountable.
Obby Khan said the Progressive Conservatives support the intent of Bill 48 (72-hour detention for intoxicated persons) but expressed reservations about locating the proposed Disraeli detox facility within 500 metres of a school or daycare, citing public concerns.
Obby Khan accused the NDP of misleading Manitobans about a proposed facility—questioning whether it was a detox/sobering centre or a supervised consumption site—and affirmed that the Progressive Conservatives support the concept of 72-hour detention for intoxicated people.