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House Hansard - 79

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 1, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 79 - Jun/1/22
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Jun/1/22 2:34:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, since 2016, 27,000 Canadians have lost their life to a toxic drug supply. Experts agree that a criminal approach will not save lives and we need a health care-based approach. Now, the Prime Minister has agreed to take a health care-based approach by decriminalizing personal possession in B.C., but if that approach is good in B.C., why will the Prime Minister not support our bill to bring a health care approach for the rest of Canada to save lives across our country?
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Context: House Hansard - 79 - Jun/1/22
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Jun/1/22 2:35:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, since 2016, we have lost 25,000 people in this country to a toxic drug supply. As we know, we cannot continue to take the same approach and expect different results. We need to do something to help people. The Prime Minister has agreed to take a different approach in British Columbia. If that approach is good for British Columbia, why is that not the case for the rest of Canada? Why is that not good for Montreal, for example? Why will the Prime Minister not support our bill, which will save lives?
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