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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 9:22:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are committed to saving lives with a comprehensive strategy that considers every tool and resource available, working with jurisdictions.
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Mr. Gérard Deltell
  • May/29/24 9:22:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after 2,500 deaths, it seems to me that the government should have realized that the strategy was not working.
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:23:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the member does not seem to be familiar with international jurisdictions that have also implemented decriminalization tools.
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Mr. Gérard Deltell
  • May/29/24 9:23:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am the member for Louis-Saint-Laurent, and I am very familiar with the province of Quebec. Quebeckers do not want to experience the same tragedy that is occurring in British Columbia right now. Will the minister stand up and say that she will never implement the pilot project in Quebec, yes or no?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:23:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are committed to working in partnership and collaboration with jurisdictions that wish to address this public health crisis with a robust set of tools, just as we have been committed to using evidence and expertise to save lives.
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Mr. Gérard Deltell
  • May/29/24 9:23:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, 2,500 people have lost their lives because of the evidence and expertise behind this pilot project. Six people are dying every day. What more will it take for the government to put a stop to this pilot project?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:24:07 p.m.
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Every death is a tragedy, Mr. Speaker, but the people are dying from an illegal toxic drug supply, not decriminalization, which is a tool that has been used in such countries as Germany, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. If time allows, I will continue with the list.
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Mr. Gérard Deltell
  • May/29/24 9:24:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, is the minister familiar with Maison Benoît-Labre in Montreal?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:24:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I do not.
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Mr. Ryan Williams (Bay of Quinte, CPC)
  • May/29/24 9:24:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I will be directing my questions to the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. In Belleville, Ontario, and surrounding Bay of Quinte, is there adequate funding and resources for addictions and essential addiction management?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks (Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • May/29/24 9:25:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as the member knows, health is under the jurisdiction of the province, which was recently awarded over $700 million towards mental health and substance use in our bilateral agreements.
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Mr. Ryan Williams
  • May/29/24 9:25:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, is the minister aware that Belleville, Ontario, reported 240 overdoses in just 11 weeks and 23 overdoses in a single day?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:25:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am aware of that, and, as the member knows, I went to Belleville.
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Mr. Ryan Williams
  • May/29/24 9:25:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, is the minister aware that Belleville, Ontario, had two of these epidemic overdoses, not just one in February?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:25:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am aware of that, and Health Canada is working with the community.
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Mr. Ryan Williams
  • May/29/24 9:25:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, is the minister aware of the opioid mortality rate in the Belleville and Bay of Quinte region?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:26:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, federal jurisdiction deals with national data.
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Mr. Ryan Williams
  • May/29/24 9:26:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, does the minister know the opioid mortality rate in Ottawa, Toronto and North Bay?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:26:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Ontario is one of the top three provinces with high overdose rates.
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Mr. Ryan Williams
  • May/29/24 9:26:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the opioid mortality rate in Belleville, Ontario, is nearly double that of Ottawa, Toronto and North Bay. It was 250 deaths per 100,000 people in the first half of 2023, compared with 150 per 100,000 people for Ottawa, Toronto and Hamilton. Does the minister find that acceptable?
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