Mr. Speaker, the third leading cause of death, behind cancer and heart disease, is patient safety incidents, with just under 28,000 deaths across Canada. This is equivalent to a patient safety event occurring in Canada every 13 minutes. Medication incidents are one of the leading causes of patient safety harm in health care. Most of these can be prevented.
Patient safety is very important to our government. This week, we recognize Canadian Patient Safety Week.
Canadian Patient Safety Week is a campaign launched by the Canadian Patient Safety Institute to raise awareness and educate the public on best practices in patient safety at the national, regional, and local levels.
By placing a spotlight on opioids and medication safety--