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House Hansard - 161

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 15, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 161 - Feb/15/23
Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)
  • Feb/15/23 7:51:08 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-39 
Madam Speaker, I agree with my hon. colleague's very thoughtful speech, except there is one thing that still concerns me. I will paraphrase, because I was not taking notes as she spoke, but it was something like “once a patient who is suffering has tried everything”. My concern is that as long as we block access to psilocybin, as one example, or other therapies and treatments that could make a difference, I do not think we have tried everything. That is why I am very relieved we have another year, and I hope my hon. colleague would agree that we need to use that year well, including accelerating research into other promising therapies.
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Context: House Hansard - 161 - Feb/15/23
Ms. Ya'ara Saks
  • Feb/15/23 7:51:59 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-39 
Madam Speaker, the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands and I talk about many things with such thoughtfulness and care. I can only speak at the moment to the current available treatments that are out there. I know some of the treatments that the member mentioned are in great debate and great discussion at this time. The point is why we are asking for time. We are asking for time for exactly that reason, so that we understand the depth of the treatments and the options, to make sure that we are not missing anything before we allow this to go forward.
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