Daughter's death drives mom to push for change to Ontario's addictions treatment system

Sitting in a room dedicated to art and healing in her house in Thunder Bay, Ont., Carolyn Karle smiles as she tries to capture the way her daughter Dayna would light up any room she entered.

“I spent a lot of my life trying to rein her in, because she had the craziest sense of humour,” Karle laughed. “She was hilarious.”

Dayna was a talented hairstylist, caring friend and avid hockey player, and loved helping with animal rescue, Karle said.

She also lived with addiction.

“Dayna was very brave and she was very open about her addiction,” Karle said. “Her goal was