Gord Johns at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On November 24th, 2022. See this statement in context.

November 24th, 2022 / 4:15 p.m.

NDP

Gord Johns NDP Courtenay—Alberni, BC

Thank you.

Minister, last year we learned that PSPC awarded a $150-million sole-source contract to SNC-Lavalin for field hospitals, despite no formal request being made because of the “urgency of the need”.

Why was PSPC willing to move forward in that case without a request, but it has not been willing to do so in relation to safer supply or harm reduction supplies? Does PSPC see the toxic drug crisis as a public health emergency or not?

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