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Caucus Chair

Alistair MacGregor

  • Member of Parliament
  • Caucus Chair
  • NDP
  • Cowichan—Malahat—Langford
  • British Columbia
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $140,733.69

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Context: House Hansard - 238 - Oct/24/23
Mr. Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, NDP)
  • Oct/24/23 3:18:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, over 165,000 Canadians suffer from traumatic brain injuries every year. Brain injury patients are often shoved into expensive private care or left to fend for themselves. Decades of Liberal and Conservative governments have failed to support the more than 1.5 million Canadians currently suffering the consequences. Canadians deserve to be supported when they go through a health crisis. Will the minister back my plan to create a comprehensive national strategy on brain injuries to promote awareness, prevention and treatment?
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Context: House Hansard - 200 - May/18/23
Mr. Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, NDP)
  • May/18/23 1:17:24 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, where I disagree with the Conservatives on this issue is that I personally believe, backed up by evidence in the field, that safe supply and safe consumption have to work in conjunction with treatment and recovery programs. They are part of a continuum of care. We have to meet patients where they are at. Where I do agree with the Conservatives, though, is with their sense of frustration. That is very real. The situation is not getting better. The numbers on the ground are a stark reminder of how the government has failed to step up to the plate. Numerous people who are working on the streets, trying to combat this situation, have repeatedly asked the government to step up, commit the funding and commit the resources necessary to fight this epidemic on par with COVID-19 and with the AIDS crisis. That is the criticism that is being levelled at the government today. Why has it not stepped up and, at the very least, declared this a national health emergency?
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Context: House Hansard - 135 - Nov/25/22
Mr. Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, NDP)
  • Nov/25/22 12:09:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this week, a group of terminally ill cancer patients and their doctors came to Ottawa calling for regulations for the medical use of psilocybin. Using psilocybin can alleviate clinical depression, anxiety, chronic pain and people's dependence on substances like opioids and alcohol. This could even mean fewer medical assistance in dying requests in the future. The government has the tools to help people lessen their pain and to help improve their treatment, but the Liberals are not using them. When will the Liberals provide the needed funding for research and clinical trials for psilocybin so that doctors can treat people's chronic suffering?
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