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House Hansard - 320

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 29, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 320 - May/29/24
Mr. Luc Berthold
  • May/29/24 10:20:26 p.m.
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Madam Chair, can the minister tell us where the money hard drug users are using to buy drugs is coming from?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 10:20:35 p.m.
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As mentioned earlier in the night, Madam Chair, prescribed alternatives are part of the prescribed—
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The Deputy Chair
  • May/29/24 10:20:43 p.m.
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The hon. member.
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Mr. Luc Berthold
  • May/29/24 10:20:44 p.m.
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Madam Chair, does the minister know about “crack alley” in Montreal?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 10:20:53 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I am sure there are many communities with drug-use issues.
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Mr. Luc Berthold
  • May/29/24 10:21:00 p.m.
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Madam Chair, has the minister, who calls herself the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, ever been to Montreal to see first-hand the scope of the disaster caused by the use of hard drugs?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 10:21:10 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I have been to Montreal and many communities across the country that are struggling with the drug overdose crisis.
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Mr. Luc Berthold
  • May/29/24 10:21:19 p.m.
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Madam Chair, how is it then that the minister is unable to say no to the possible decriminalization of hard drugs in Montreal when, according to TVA Nouvelles, “around the [Cactus supervised injection site], psychosis, crack and crystal meth use, and the constant presence of drug dealers have become the norm”? Does the minister continue to claim—
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The Deputy Chair
  • May/29/24 10:21:36 p.m.
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The minister for a brief response.
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 10:21:44 p.m.
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Madam Chair, just so that we are clear, the Montreal mayor has said that such hypothetical allegations of her proposal for decriminalization are false.
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Mr. Todd Doherty (Cariboo—Prince George, CPC)
  • May/29/24 10:22:07 p.m.
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Madam Chair, how many nurses reported being physically assaulted last year?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks (Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • May/29/24 10:22:13 p.m.
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Madam Chair, that would be provincial data with regard to the health workforce.
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Mr. Todd Doherty
  • May/29/24 10:22:21 p.m.
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Madam Chair, it is 61%. How many paramedics and firefighters have experienced workplace violence?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 10:22:27 p.m.
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Madam Chair, to engage with and address that data, it is under provincial purview.
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Mr. Todd Doherty
  • May/29/24 10:22:35 p.m.
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Madam Chair, it is 84%. How many health care workers reported mental health issues last year?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 10:22:40 p.m.
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Madam Chair, that is why we have created a nurses' tool kit for mental health.
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Mr. Todd Doherty
  • May/29/24 10:22:46 p.m.
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Madam Chair, it is 92%. Almost 50% of them were assaulted 11 times or more. How many nurses considered leaving their jobs?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 10:22:56 p.m.
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Madam Chair, we know that health workforce retention is an issue across the country due to burnout and other issues of—
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The Deputy Chair
  • May/29/24 10:23:03 p.m.
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The hon. member.
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Mr. Todd Doherty
  • May/29/24 10:23:05 p.m.
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Madam Chair, it is two-thirds. Does the minister think violence in the workplace is acceptable?
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