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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 9:52:13 p.m.
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Madam Chair, as I have stated before, both in the House and in this committee, the RCMP, based on the most recent data, has shown that there has been no increase in hydromorphone diversion in Canada over the last decade.
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Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • May/29/24 9:52:27 p.m.
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Madam Chair, is the minister concerned about diversion of government-funded drugs like this to children?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:52:33 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I think we are all concerned about diversion because it is illegal.
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Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • May/29/24 9:52:39 p.m.
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Madam Chair, is the minister aware that the drug seizure in Campbell River had fentanyl powder moulded into the shape of gummy bears and dinosaurs?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:52:48 p.m.
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Madam Chair, all diversion is illegal and extremely concerning. This is why law enforcement is a key pillar of our strategy.
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Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • May/29/24 9:52:59 p.m.
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Madam Chair, does the minister not think these were targeting children?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:53:03 p.m.
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Madam Chair, all diversion is illegal. We are concerned for all our children
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Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • May/29/24 9:53:10 p.m.
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Madam Chair, is the minister taking action to stop these drugs from getting into the hands of children?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:53:15 p.m.
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Madam Chair, we continue to work with law enforcement and jurisdictions to ensure that diversion is mitigated.
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Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • May/29/24 9:53:22 p.m.
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Madam Chair, has the minister given any directives at all to stop these illicit drugs from getting into the hands of children?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:53:29 p.m.
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Madam Chair, we are working closely with public safety and criminal justice partners to ensure that diversion is mitigated.
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Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • May/29/24 9:53:38 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I think we should take that as a no. September 2023, the minister received a letter from 17 addiction medicine doctors who said, “We are regularly seeing and hearing in our practices that diverted hydromorphone is causing harm to both adults and children.” Does the minister agree with that statement?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:53:56 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I have both met and received letters from experts on their concerns, and this is why we have listened to them and taken their advice, and also listened to other experts to ensure that we create programs with jurisdictions that are safe.
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Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • May/29/24 9:54:13 p.m.
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Madam Chair, has the minister implemented any of the recommendations from the letter that I referenced?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:54:18 p.m.
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Madam Chair, Health Canada has worked with prescribed alternative programs to ensure that protections are in place.
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Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • May/29/24 9:54:26 p.m.
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Madam Chair, has the minister taken any action to mitigate government-funded drugs being diverted into the black market?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:54:33 p.m.
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Madam Chair, that is the role of law enforcement.
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Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • May/29/24 9:54:38 p.m.
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Madam Chair, has the minister taken any action to mitigate government-funded drugs from getting into the hands of children and teens?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 9:54:46 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the government funds programs. The provinces have contracts for the medications.
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Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • May/29/24 9:54:53 p.m.
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Madam Chair, government-funded drug policy protocols allow for prescribed fentanyl to minors without parental knowledge in B.C. Does the minister support this?
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