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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 11:29:19 p.m.
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Madam Chair, we work with all levels of government and law enforcement to address diversion.
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Mrs. Laila Goodridge
  • May/29/24 11:29:25 p.m.
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Madam Chair, what about at our borders?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 11:29:29 p.m.
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Madam Chair, as I mentioned, it is at all levels of enforcement.
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Mrs. Laila Goodridge
  • May/29/24 11:29:34 p.m.
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Madam Chair, what about precursor chemicals?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 11:29:39 p.m.
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Madam Chair, precursor chemicals are part of the synthetic components we see—
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The Deputy Chair
  • May/29/24 11:29:45 p.m.
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The hon. member.
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Mrs. Laila Goodridge
  • May/29/24 11:29:46 p.m.
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Madam Chair, what has been done to actually ban these precursor chemicals?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 11:29:51 p.m.
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Madam Chair, working through the trilateral fentanyl group and with other countries, we are addressing it.
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Mrs. Laila Goodridge
  • May/29/24 11:29:58 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the RCMP clearly asked us at committee, and it stated that many precursor chemicals were not illegal, despite it asking for it. When will the minister act to ban these precursor chemicals?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 11:30:11 p.m.
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Madam Chair, unfortunately the member does not recognize that many of the pain management medications used in hospitals and medical facilities are part of these components, and we have to move carefully to make sure we are addressing all issues.
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Mrs. Laila Goodridge
  • May/29/24 11:30:27 p.m.
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Madam Chair, people are dying. When will they take action and act to ban these precursor chemicals to prevent drugs from being circulated in our communities?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 11:30:42 p.m.
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Madam Chair, people are dying, and it is absolutely tragic.
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Mr. Stephen Ellis (Cumberland—Colchester, CPC)
  • May/29/24 11:30:53 p.m.
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Minister, when did your government fully commit to so-called—
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The Deputy Chair
  • May/29/24 11:30:59 p.m.
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I will remind the hon. member to address questions and comments through the Chair and not directly to the minister.
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Mr. Stephen Ellis
  • May/29/24 11:31:05 p.m.
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Thank you, Madam Chair. Minister, when did the government fully commit to safe supply?
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The Deputy Chair
  • May/29/24 11:31:11 p.m.
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Again, the hon. member is addressing the question directly to the minister. He should address it through the Chair. Maybe he could put the word “the” in front of the word “minister”. That might work.
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Mr. Stephen Ellis
  • May/29/24 11:31:28 p.m.
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Madam Chair, to the minister, when did the NDP-Liberal government fully commit to so-called safe supply?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks (Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • May/29/24 11:31:38 p.m.
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Madam Chair, we have had a comprehensive program since 2017 looking at all option tools and resources to address the toxic drug supply.
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Mr. Stephen Ellis
  • May/29/24 11:31:50 p.m.
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Madam Chair, since 2020, when the government fully committed to safe supply, how many Canadians have died from overdose?
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Hon. Ya'ara Saks
  • May/29/24 11:32:01 p.m.
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Madam Chair, sadly, we have lost 42,000 Canadians due to overdose, but 86% of overdose deaths in the last set of data was from the illicit toxic drug supply, not—
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