44th Parl. 1st Sess.

May 29, 2024 02:00PM

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

May/29/24 7:49:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is exactly what we are doing. Our government understands that it remains hard for many Canadians to make ends meet, and that is why we are still supporting those who need it most. As was clear in the 2024 budget, we remain committed to increasing tax fairness in Canada, as well as the investments in the most needed areas. Thanks to the actions we are taking, not only with respect to fairness, but as well by contributing and investing in those areas, Canadians can count on this government. They can count on our government to continue looking at ways to improve the fairness of the tax system and supporting Canadians who need it most. We are going to continue to make those investments based on the revenue that we are collecting and ensure that no one is left behind.

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The Speaker

May/29/24 7:50:42 p.m.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4), the motion to adjourn the House is now deemed to have been withdrawn, and the House will now resolve itself into the committee of the whole to study all votes under Department of Health in the main estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025.

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The Speaker

May/29/24 7:51:36 p.m.
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The House is now in committee of the whole to consider all votes under Department of Health in the main estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Today's debate is a general one on all votes under the Department of Health. The first round will begin with the official opposition, followed by the government, the Bloc Québécois and the New Democratic Party. After that, we will follow the usual proportional rotation. Each member will be allocated 15 minutes at a time. This time may be used for both debate and for posing questions. Members wishing to use this time to make a speech have a maximum of 10 minutes, which leaves at least five minutes for questions to the minister. When a member is recognized, he or she should indicate to the Chair how the 15-minute period will be used, in other words, how much time will be used for speeches and how much time will be used for questions and answers. Also, pursuant to order made earlier today, members who wish to share their time with one or more members shall indicate this to the Chair, and the Chair will receive no quorum calls, dilatory motions or requests for unanimous consent. When the time is to be used for questions and comments, the minister's response should approximately reflect the time taken by the question, since this time will count toward the time allocated to the member. Pursuant to order made earlier today, the time provided for the debate tonight may be extended beyond four hours as needed to include a minimum of 16 periods of 15 minutes each. I also wish to indicate that, in committee of the whole, comments should be addressed to the Chair. I ask for everyone's co-operation in upholding all established standards of decorum, parliamentary language and behaviour. We will now begin tonight's session, starting with the hon. member from Fort McMurray—Cold Lake.

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Mrs. Laila Goodridge (Fort McMurray—Cold Lake, CPC)

May/29/24 7:54:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to start out by saying that I will be sharing my time with the member for Cumberland—Colchester and the member for South Surrey—White Rock. I would like to direct all my questions to the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. How many people die due to overdose in British Columbia every day, on average?

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Hon. Ya'ara Saks (Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Lib.)

May/29/24 7:54:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the national average since 2016 is 42,000 deaths. The average across the country is 22 deaths per day.

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Mrs. Laila Goodridge

May/29/24 7:54:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, six die every day in British Columbia. What is the leading cause of death of British Columbian youth aged 10 to 18?

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Hon. Ya'ara Saks

May/29/24 7:54:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, according to current data, it is drug overdose.

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Mrs. Laila Goodridge

May/29/24 7:55:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what is the leading cause of death in British Columbia for those between 10 and 59?

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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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Mrs. Laila Goodridge

May/29/24 7:55:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what is the percentage increase in overdose deaths in Canada after nine years?

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Hon. Ya'ara Saks

May/29/24 7:55:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, current data shows that 86% of overdose deaths are due to the toxic drug supply.

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Mrs. Laila Goodridge

May/29/24 7:55:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the answer is 166%. There are around 50 million safe supply hydromorphone pills prescribed in British Columbia every year. How many of those are acceptable to be diverted into the hands of drug dealers who are profiting off the death of Canadians?

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