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Rob Wipond

Canadian investigative journalist and author of "Your Consent Is Not Required," writing on psychiatry, civil rights, and forced treatment.

Oct 20, 2026

6:32
How do you stay so positive? Because your presentation, you seem upbeat and also how did you get into this? I mean, why did you choose to focus on this area?
6:42
Well, one of the ways I stay positive is connecting with people.
6:46
You know, that's one of the joys of working on the book and continues to be people like yourself.
6:52
Anyone else who's sharing a concern about this in any way, wherever they come from, I find it uplifting to just know there's other people who are trying to become people.
7:04
aware, to learn more about this, or they already are and are wanting to speak out, all of that.
7:12
That's what I find uplifting.
7:14
I've always enjoyed connecting with people in honest, open ways, you know? So that's kind of why I went into journalism.

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30:39
involuntarily committed how reasonable they

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