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House Hansard - 320

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 29, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Ms. Melissa Lantsman
  • May/29/24 9:18:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is a yes or no question. Is it yes or no?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:18:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the federal government will always work with its provincial and municipal partners to ensure that we—
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The Speaker
  • May/29/24 9:18:30 p.m.
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The hon. member for Thornhill.
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Ms. Melissa Lantsman
  • May/29/24 9:18:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like the record to show that, after the next election, if the Liberals are elected, they would legalize in Toronto in the same way as they did in British Columbia. The minister basically just said yes.
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:18:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we do not work in hypotheticals; we work with facts.
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Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • May/29/24 9:18:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my questions will be for the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. To address the opioid crisis, the government launched a pilot project a few years ago. Could the minister tell us in which province this pilot project was carried out?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks (Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • May/29/24 9:19:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the question was not clear. Could I ask the member to repeat it? I will respect the time.
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Mr. Gérard Deltell
  • May/29/24 9:19:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, which province requested a pilot project to deal with the opioid crisis?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:19:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the member well knows that B.C. requested an exemption.
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Mr. Gérard Deltell
  • May/29/24 9:19:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the answer is the province of British Columbia. Did the province make a request in recent weeks to review the terms of the pilot project, yes or no?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:20:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, from the outset, a commitment was made for the pilot program in British Columbia to be monitored, assessed and amended as needed. That is why it is a pilot program.
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The Speaker
  • May/29/24 9:20:11 p.m.
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Before the hon. member for Louis-Saint-Laurent resumes, I just want to let him know that the time required for interpretation is not deducted from his five minutes.
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Mr. Gérard Deltell
  • May/29/24 9:20:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, thank you very much. Could the minister tell us how many days her government took to respond to the request from the British Columbia government?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:20:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it took 10 days.
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Mr. Gérard Deltell
  • May/29/24 9:20:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, does the minister know how many people die on average every day in British Columbia as a result of this crisis?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:20:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yes.
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Mr. Gérard Deltell
  • May/29/24 9:21:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, how many people die every day?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:21:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is six people.
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Mr. Gérard Deltell
  • May/29/24 9:21:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, her government waited 10 days before saying yes to a completely legitimate and urgent request from the Government of British Columbia. Is the minister aware that at least 60 people died because these people and this government waited 10 days to say yes to British Columbia?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:21:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the member is misleading Canadians. People die of overdoses because of the illegal toxic drug supply. Decriminalization is simply one tool of many in order to direct people to health services rather than putting them through the justice system. I would think that he would not want to stigmatize or criminalize those who need health care.
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