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House Hansard - 24

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 4, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 24 - Feb/4/22
Hon. Mike Lake (Edmonton—Wetaskiwin, CPC)
  • Feb/4/22 11:49:56 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is now 420 days since Parliament passed a unanimous motion that referenced the “alarming rate of suicide in Canada”, called it a “national health crisis” and demanded the House take “immediate action” to institute a nationwide three-digit 988 suicide prevention hotline. My question for the minister today is simple. What is the current number that Canadians should remember so that in their darkest moment they do not have to do a Google search to find the help that might save their life?
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Context: House Hansard - 24 - Feb/4/22
Hon. Mike Lake (Edmonton—Wetaskiwin, CPC)
  • Feb/4/22 11:51:18 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if the government does not know the number, how can Canadians be expected to? A Google search will eventually tell us that the 24-7 number for the Canada Suicide Prevention Service is 1-833-456-4566. Since the December 2020 vote, more than 4,500 Canadians have tragically lost their lives to suicide. We have so much work to do together on mental health in this country, but this is a relatively easy first step. By what specific date will Canada finally have an operational three-digit 988 suicide prevention hotline?
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