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House Hansard - 320

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 29, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 7:55:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, 86% of overdose deaths have been shown to be as a result of the illicit toxic drug supply.
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • May/29/24 9:51:17 p.m.
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Madam Chair, does the minister believe illicit drug supplies left in parks and playgrounds increases the risk of accidental overdoses of minors?
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • May/29/24 9:51:36 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the minister has confirmed tonight that the leading cause of death of children and teens, sadly, in British Columbia in 2023 is illicit drug toxicity, correct?
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • May/29/24 9:53:22 p.m.
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Madam Chair, has the minister given any directives at all to stop these illicit drugs from getting into the hands of children?
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Hon. Ya'ara Saks (Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • May/29/24 10:16:53 p.m.
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Madam Chair, just to correct the member, decriminalization is about possession. It is not the legalization of illicit drugs.
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 11:26:32 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the member fails to recognize that in the illicit toxic drug supply, counterfeits of prescribed drugs and prescribed alternatives are on the illicit market, so it is difficult to—
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 11:27:01 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the member is misleading in her assessment that putting tracers in will mitigate diversion. It is one of many tools, but counterfeit illicit drug supplies will also be an issue, and she has not addressed that in terms of enforcement.
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 11:27:56 p.m.
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Madam Chair, enforcement is a key part of addressing illicit toxic drugs.
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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 11:32:58 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I am aware that the street price of diverted hydromorphone has lowered in many jurisdictions across the country, but we see that the majority of overdose deaths are because of illicit fentanyl and not due to the drug that he is referring to.
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