The funding will go towards a pre-treatment program designed to bridge the gap between detox and treatment and will assist up to 240 Albertans every year in their journey towards recovery.

[9] This significant increase in funding is in contrast to the mental health and addiction-specific budget of $87 million per year, recorded in 2019 when the current government assumed office.

The Minister's commitment to improving the quality of life for all Albertans, regardless of age, is evidenced by the record investments in addiction and mental health.

[10] In July 2020 Milliken came under fire for, while sitting as Speaker, ejecting NDP member Marie Renaud out of the chamber during debate.

Milliken's impartiality was called into question since he focused the conflict on Renaud while failing to address the UCP members' behaviour.

[11] On Sunday January 8, 2023 Milliken posted a tweet from a British tabloid paper that was widely considered to be problematic and reflected a "bias against these individuals and a complete misunderstanding around the nature of addiction and homelessness".

In a CTV article Lorian Hardcastle, a University of Calgary associate law professor specializing in health policy, characterized the tweet by the minister's account as "highly problematic," suggesting a potential misunderstanding of addiction and homelessness.