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Opposition leader says decriminalization puts too much pressure on individual municipalities
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BC United leader Kevin Falcon spoke to the media in Abbotsford on May 17 on a range of topics, including decriminalization and the pressures it香蕉视频直播檚 putting on individual municipalities. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)

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The opposition leader spoke to media Wednesday during a visit to Abbotsford, alongside Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman.

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BC United MLAs want to see those areas protected in the same way schools are, where open drug use is prohibited.

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British Columbia has the highest average rents in Canada, the highest housing prices in North America, and there is no change on the horizon, he added.

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