NDP Breaks Promise to Bring Car 67 Mental Health Response Unit to Langley
“Ten Months After Announcement, No Action, No Timeline, and Langley is Still Waiting. Car 67 isn’t stalling, it’s the government that is stalling.” – Jody Toor
LANGLEY, BC: Langley–Willowbrook MLA and Opposition Caucus Chair Jody Toor is calling out the BC NDP government for failing to deliver the promised Car 67 mental health crisis response unit to Langley—nearly a full year after announcing the program with photo ops and press releases.
In October 2024, the NDP pledged to bring a Mobile Integrated Crisis Response (MICR) team to Langley, pairing a uniformed RCMP officer with a psychiatric nurse to respond to mental health emergencies. Since then, the vehicle has been outfitted, the officers are ready to deploy, and the community is prepared to support the program. The only thing missing is government action.
“Everything is in place. The car is ready. The officers are ready. The community is ready. What is the holdup?” asked Toor. “We’re all waiting on the government to do its part. Every day they delay, people in crisis go without the help they deserve, and our already stretched police resources are pulled even thinner.”
The City of Langley’s mayor and council and the Township of Langley’s council members have repeatedly raised this issue with Toor, most recently ahead of a recent RCMP ride-along where she saw the need firsthand.
Three of the first calls Toor attended during that shift involved mental health crises, tying up multiple officers for the entire morning. “We started our shift at 6:45 a.m., and by the first call just after 7 and the second around 8 a.m., those same three officers were still at the hospital when I finished my shift at 1:15 p.m.,” said Toor. “That’s over six hours of lost policing capacity in just one shift.”
“This is exactly the gap Car 67 was promised to fill,” Toor added. “Other communities like Surrey, Burnaby, Chilliwack, and Vernon already have teams on the road, saving lives and easing the load on police and health services. Why is Langley being left behind?”
Today, Toor sent a formal letter to Health Minister Josie Osborne and Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger demanding either an immediate launch or a firm timeline, along with a detailed explanation for the delay.
“This isn’t just about keeping a campaign promise,” said Toor. “It’s about public safety, mental health care, and making sure people get the help they need while freeing up officers to protect the community. The government needs to stop stalling and get Car 67 on the road now.”
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