Health Committee on Oct. 6th, 2016

[Colin Carrie, Conservative, Oshawa, ON]

As a point, we had health officials here, and the mandate of the minister is the health and safety of Canadians.

To remove “and safety” doesn't make sense to me without first asking the minister.

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Len Webber]

All right.

Mr. McKinnon, on the amendment to the motion.

[Ron McKinnon, Liberal, Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC]

I think we have three separate amendments here. I would suggest that we raise them as three separate things.

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Len Webber]

Yes. Absolutely. We do have 10 minutes, so let's deal with the first amendment.

[Ron McKinnon, Liberal, Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC]

I would suggest that the first amendment you're proposing would be to replace the words “safe injection sites” with something such as “supervised consumption sites”.

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Len Webber]

That's what you indicated?

[Colin Carrie, Conservative, Oshawa, ON]

That's fine. I'm fine with that if you guys are fine with that.

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Len Webber]

Then, at the end, you wanted—

[Colin Carrie, Conservative, Oshawa, ON]

The next one would be to report back to committee.

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Len Webber]

To report back to committee. That's the second change there.

What is the third?

[Colin Carrie, Conservative, Oshawa, ON]

The third one is to add the words, “that strengthens consultations with communities who will be affected”, because once you have an injection site in a community, it can change that community forever. I think it's important that they have an opinion and a say in this.

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Len Webber]

Are there any comments on the amendment?

[Don Davies, NDP, Vancouver Kingsway, BC]

I'm sorry. What is that amendment? I'm a little bit behind.

We would use the wording, “supervised consumption site”, and then, Colin, you wanted to have a report back?

[Colin Carrie, Conservative, Oshawa, ON]

That would be the second amendment.

[Don Davies, NDP, Vancouver Kingsway, BC]

Okay, and what's the third?

[Colin Carrie, Conservative, Oshawa, ON]

At the very end, it would say, “that strengthens consultations with communities who will be affected”.

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Len Webber]

Mr. McKinnon, you have a subamendment to the amendment?

[Ron McKinnon, Liberal, Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC]

Am I to understand this is one amendment to make those three changes?

[Colin Carrie, Conservative, Oshawa, ON]

Maybe to quickly get through it, because we're—

[Ron McKinnon, Liberal, Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC]

It would be nice.

[Colin Carrie, Conservative, Oshawa, ON]

—over time already, and I have another thing to go to.

My first one, if it's unanimous, is that I'd just like to scratch “safe injection sites” and put “supervised consumption sites”, which is Don's wording.

Is everybody okay with that?

[Ron McKinnon, Liberal, Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC]

If that's a separate amendment, I support it.

[The Vice-Chair, Conservative, Len Webber]

Can we have a vote on that one amendment then?

[Don Davies, NDP, Vancouver Kingsway, BC]

Yes.

[Colin Carrie, Conservative, Oshawa, ON]

Do you know what? I'm going to have it just as one amendment. Let's just vote on it.