The federal government launched a national suicide hotline, 9-8-8, Thursday morning (Nov. 30), fulfilling Cariboo-Prince George Conservative MP Todd Doherty’s mission to provide more tools for people in crisis.
Doherty, who is the Conservative Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, tabled the motion in Dec. 2020 which received unanimous consent in the House of Commons. “9-8-8 is going to save lives,” said Doherty while speaking about the loss of his best friend to suicide when he was 15-years-old.