Yasir Naqvi at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

On May 6th, 2022. See this statement in context.

May 6th, 2022 / 2:50 p.m.

Liberal

Yasir Naqvi Liberal Ottawa Centre, ON

Thank you very much, Chair.

I'm going to go to Ms. Huggins and talk a little bit about what she was speaking of in terms of diversion. I believe it was in CACP's July 2020 statement addressing the opioid crisis that the organization called for alternatives to criminal sanctions for simple possession of illicit drugs and the adoption of a more health-based diversionary approach.

In your view, does Bill C-5 answer that call? Will it help address the opioid crisis that Canada is going through?

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