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House Hansard - 200

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 18, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 200 - May/18/23
Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)
  • May/18/23 10:58:01 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I very much appreciated the approach my colleague used in her speech. It is true that this is a complex issue, a human issue. Behind the statistics and the numbers there are some very serious realities. It is a really important issue. I have experience with this problem in my family. It is hard to talk about without getting emotional. I think that we agree with my colleague on the fact that it is a public health problem and that the Conservatives' approach to this crisis is a bit dogmatic. Public health is health. Recently there were negotiations with Quebec on the matter of health transfers. Unfortunately, Quebec and the provinces, who were asking for $6 billion, barely got $1 billion. If we really want to help people, in this case addicts, on the ground, there needs to be an increase in health transfers. When will the government increase the transfers?
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Context: House Hansard - 200 - May/18/23
Hon. Carolyn Bennett
  • May/18/23 10:58:58 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my condolences and my sympathies to the member for the truly sad situation in his family. Part of the transfers to the provinces and territories, $25 million to be precise, is for mental health and substance use. I think that the action plan will help respond to this tragic situation in the provinces and territories.
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Context: House Hansard - 200 - May/18/23
Ms. Sylvie Bérubé (Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, BQ)
  • May/18/23 1:15:36 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I have to say that the purpose of this motion is not to increase safe supply. Based on everything we have heard this morning, including some powerful testimony and a mixed bag of speeches that were nonetheless telling, the point is that what we really need is the health transfers. Today, the Coalition des psychologues du réseau public québécois, Quebec's coalition of publicly funded psychologists, said that it is impossible to meet mental health needs. People who are struggling with addictions need adequate support and services. How will the government go about transferring the money to the provinces as promised?
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