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House Hansard - 21

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 1, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 21 - Feb/1/22
Mr. Randall Garrison (Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, NDP)
  • Feb/1/22 12:21:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his focus on health in his comments on the Speech from the Throne. It is obviously not just the pandemic but other aspects of health that are really of concern to most Canadians. In my province of British Columbia, we have certainly seen 2021 become the year with the most deaths from overdose in history. We are running about 150 a month. I wonder whether the member would express his support or opposition to the ideas of creating a safe supply of drugs and decriminalizing the personal possession of small amounts of drugs, as a way of attacking this severe opioid crisis that is affecting so many families in my province.
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Context: House Hansard - 21 - Feb/1/22
Mr. Randall Garrison (Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, NDP)
  • Feb/1/22 1:55:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I must say I was disturbed by the remarks from the member for Saskatoon West. I just want to cite some figures from yesterday. The total number of confirmed cases of COVID in British Columbia is 324,615, with 4,075 new cases yesterday, 2,616 total deaths, 1,048 hospitalized cases, and 138 in intensive care. The member acts as if COVID is gone and that we could simply give up following public health care advice and give in to the pressure group that represents a tiny minority of truckers. Does the member really believe we could get out of this COVID pandemic without following public health measures?
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