Sonia Sidhu at the Health Committee

On October 8th, 2024. See this statement in context.

October 8th, 2024 / 12:25 p.m.

Liberal

Sonia Sidhu Liberal Brampton South, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I want to share my time with Dr. Powlowski.

Thank you to all of the witnesses for sharing your knowledgeable testimony. My sincere condolences to Ms. MacDonald and Mr. Charles. Thank you for doing this advocacy.

My first question is for Mr. Kulmala.

Mr. Kulmala, Public Health Ontario found in 2022 that almost one in every 13 opiate-related deceased person in Ontario was a construction worker. Why is that happening? Why is the opiate crisis hitting construction workers so hard?

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