Evidence of meeting #23 for Health in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was fentanyl.

A video is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Lisa Lapointe  Chief Coroner, British Columbia Coroners Service
Bonnie Henry  Deputy Provincial Health Officer, British Columbia, Office of the Provincial Health Officer, British Columbia
David Juurlink  Head, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Sean LeBlanc  Founder and Chairperson, Drug Users Advocacy League

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

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.

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Len Webber

All right.

Mr. McKinnon, on the amendment to the motion.

10:45 a.m.

Liberal

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.

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Len Webber

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

10:45 a.m.

Liberal

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”.

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Len Webber

That's what you indicated?

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

Colin Carrie Conservative Oshawa, ON

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

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Len Webber

Then, at the end, you wanted—

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

Colin Carrie Conservative Oshawa, ON

The next one would be to report back to committee.

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Len Webber

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

What is the third?

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

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.

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Len Webber

Are there any comments on the amendment?

10:45 a.m.

NDP

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?

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

Colin Carrie Conservative Oshawa, ON

That would be the second amendment.

10:45 a.m.

NDP

Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC

Okay, and what's the third?

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

Colin Carrie Conservative Oshawa, ON

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

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Len Webber

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

10:45 a.m.

Liberal

Ron McKinnon Liberal Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC

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

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

Colin Carrie Conservative Oshawa, ON

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

10:45 a.m.

Liberal

Ron McKinnon Liberal Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC

It would be nice.

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

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?

10:45 a.m.

Liberal

Ron McKinnon Liberal Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC

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

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Vice-Chair Conservative Len Webber

Can we have a vote on that one amendment then?

10:45 a.m.

NDP

Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC

Yes.

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

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.