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House Hansard - 308

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 3, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 308 - May/3/24
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • May/3/24 11:23:51 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister's hesitation is worrisome. He just has to say the word to end this deadly experiment because, essentially, he is the one responsible for criminal law in Canada. That is where it ends. It is as simple as that. It is worrisome to see him insist on keeping this extreme policy in place with the support of the Bloc Québécois. This morning, the Journal de Montréal said, “Crack, heroin, feces: the early childhood centre in Montreal's Chinatown at the centre of escalating violence.” Yesterday, the Bloc Québécois critic for health reiterated his support for decriminalization. Will the Prime Minister say no today to the legalization of hard drugs in Montreal and across the country?
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Context: House Hansard - 308 - May/3/24
Hon. Ya'ara Saks (Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • May/3/24 11:25:37 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Province of B.C. came to the federal government with a three-year pilot program using decriminalization, so that people would not die alone but would get health care. The B.C. government has asked for an amendment to its proposal. We are working through it with the B.C. government because we need to get it right. We want people to live, not be criminalized. We want them to get health care. The opposition does not have a plan. All its members do is stand there and shamefully fundraise off the lives of people who are dying.
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