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Madam Chair, I have here the resolution adopted by Montreal's city council in which it makes this request. Is the minister aware that, in 2023, the mayor of Montreal personally reiterated her support for the legalization of hard drugs?

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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24

Hon. Ya'ara Saks

May/29/24 10:18:35 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I am sure the mayor of Montreal has made many statements, and the city council is allowed to pass whatever resolutions it wishes, but at this time there is no proposal in front of Health Canada.

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Mr. Luc Berthold

May/29/24 10:18:48 p.m.
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Madam Chair, does the minister intend to grant the City of Montreal's request and bring the same misery to Quebec that her Prime Minister created in British Columbia, yes or no?

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Mr. Luc Berthold

May/29/24 10:19:09 p.m.
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Madam Chair, does the minister intend to say yes or no to a possible future request from the City of Montreal or the Province of Quebec? Does she intend to not authorize this type of pilot project in Quebec?

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Mr. Luc Berthold

May/29/24 10:20:44 p.m.
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Madam Chair, does the minister know about “crack alley” in Montreal?

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Mr. Luc Berthold

May/29/24 10:21:00 p.m.
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Madam Chair, has the minister, who calls herself the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, ever been to Montreal to see first-hand the scope of the disaster caused by the use of hard drugs?

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Hon. Ya'ara Saks

May/29/24 10:21:10 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I have been to Montreal and many communities across the country that are struggling with the drug overdose crisis.

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Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24

Mr. Luc Berthold

May/29/24 10:21:19 p.m.
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Madam Chair, how is it then that the minister is unable to say no to the possible decriminalization of hard drugs in Montreal when, according to TVA Nouvelles, “around the [Cactus supervised injection site], psychosis, crack and crystal meth use, and the constant presence of drug dealers have become the norm”? Does the minister continue to claim—

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Hon. Ya'ara Saks

May/29/24 10:21:44 p.m.
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Madam Chair, just so that we are clear, the Montreal mayor has said that such hypothetical allegations of her proposal for decriminalization are false.

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Ms. Melissa Lantsman

May/29/24 11:22:28 p.m.
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Madam Chair, it is a yes or no question. Yes or no, will the minister rule out decriminalization for Toronto, for Montreal and for Halifax? I will even expand the question for her.

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