The government and opposition Tories are digging in their heels over a bill to detain intoxicated people.

Government house leader, Nahanni Fontaine, urged the Progressive Conservatives to help lessen a “public health crisis” by voting for the bill that would allow intoxicated people to be detained for up to 72 hours.

If they don’t, the session that was set to end Thursday will resume Monday, Fontaine wrote in a letter to the opposition Tuesday.

“Every day, Manitobans encounter individuals in public spaces who are severely intoxicated, including those experiencing meth-induced psychosis, and in need of care, not criminalization,” her letter said.

Premier Wab Kinew said Monday he would extend the legislative session “as long as it takes” to pass Bill 48, the Protective Detention and Care

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