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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 8:04:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the funding to that project was discontinued.
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Mr. Stephen Ellis
  • May/29/24 8:04:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, perhaps the minister could confirm that $3.5 million was indeed given to the MySafe project.
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 8:04:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it was funded for several years and then discontinued. The exact number would have to be referred to officials.
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Mr. Stephen Ellis
  • May/29/24 8:05:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, could the minister confirm how many former B.C. health officials have gone on to found a pharmaceutical company aimed at drug dealing?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 8:05:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have no knowledge of that.
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Mr. Stephen Ellis
  • May/29/24 8:05:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, does the minister believe that it is appropriate for former public health officials to profit off the distribution of drugs and selling to the government they used to work for?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 8:05:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I do not deal in hypotheticals.
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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock, CPC)
  • May/29/24 8:05:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my questions will all be for the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. Does the minister agree that hospitals should be safe places where patient care is a priority?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks (Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • May/29/24 8:05:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I think we all agree that hospitals should be a safe place where patients receive care.
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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay
  • May/29/24 8:06:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, a B.C. nurse was told not to breastfeed her child in case her milk was contaminated by drugs she was exposed to at work. As a parent, does the minister find this acceptable?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 8:06:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, parents want all places to be safe.
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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay
  • May/29/24 8:06:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, five nurses on one shift were so sick that they had to be sent to emergency because of exposure to fentanyl smoke. Does the minister find this acceptable?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 8:06:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, all hospitals should be safe places for those who work there. We have passed legislation to protect health workers and provinces have the same responsibilities to regulate hospitals.
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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay
  • May/29/24 8:06:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, would the minister say if nurses should be exposed to fentanyl smoke in the workplace, yes or no?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 8:06:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have passed legislation to ensure workplace safety, including for hospitals, that is regulated by the province. We have ensured there is legislation for health workers to be safe.
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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay
  • May/29/24 8:07:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yet that did not happen under the minister in the exemption she granted to British Columbia. Should nurses be exposed to meth smoke in their workplace, yes or no?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 8:07:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the member well knows that health services are under the purview of provincial jurisdiction for safety and enforcement.
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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay
  • May/29/24 8:07:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is in fact a combined jurisdiction. Would the minister agree or not agree that nurses should be afraid they might be stabbed with a knife in their workplace?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 8:07:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I believe all members agree that workplaces, including hospitals, should be safe.
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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay
  • May/29/24 8:07:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, a leaked B.C. Northern Health memo told nurses to stop confiscating weapons from patients and to permit the use of hard drugs in their rooms. Is the minister aware of this?
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