“Medically Kidnapped”: Man Detained Amid Controversial Videos Reportedly Based On Psychiatrist’s Opinion

The video at the center of the scandal shows Nicholas Jordan Wagter, a Canadian biophysics graduate, being stopped and told he had been “certified” for admission to a hospital. “We’re part of a program that includes the Vancouver Coastal Health and the Vancouver Police,” an unidentified man can be heard telling Wagter, who was in his vehicle recording the interaction. The man tells Wagter that he had been certified under the Mental Health Act “maybe three weeks ago.”

Source: “Medically Kidnapped”: Man Detained Amid Controversial Videos Reportedly Based On Psychiatrist’s Opinion – AOL