Health committee  Mr. Chair, the health portfolio, working with Sport Canada and partners across the country, is working on healthy eating, as we've discussed, as well as support for healthy living, including support for community groups. This includes groups such as Participaction and working wit

Health committee  Mr. Chair, as I indicated, the government is committed to working with provinces and territories to deliver the services to support health care, including through our Canada mental health transfer. It is important to have these discussions with our partners to define that and dev

Health committee  Mr. Chair, I don't have that information at hand. We could follow up with the committee in terms of the specific—

Health committee  Mr. Chair, I'll note two things. First of all, I believe Minister Bennett is appearing before the committee next week for supplementary estimates. I'm sure she would be happy to speak to this issue. Secondly, the authorization of this exemption through section 56 of the Control

Health committee  I'll make a comment, Mr. Chair. Dr. Tam may wish to comment as well. As I've noted, certainly in regard to the extensive proposal developed by the Province of British Columbia and with the support of law enforcement, the criminalization of simple possession within the parameters

Health committee  We are actively watching for developments in new types of treatments, whether it's treating after diagnosis or prophylactically in advance, such as with Evusheld from AstraZeneca. There's the evolution of monoclonal antibody treatment, which we know varies in effectiveness with t

Health committee  Go ahead, Harpreet.

Health committee  Mr. Chair, that the government has affirmed its commitment to a Canada mental health transfer—

Health committee  The government has made investments in mental health and, as noted in the budget, has and will engage the provinces and territories in terms of the work going forward, including on the Canada mental health transfer.

Health committee  The government has invested in mental health transfers to the provinces going back to 2017. It has committed to a transfer and will engage the provinces, as outlined in the budget, in terms of the Canada mental health transfer.

Health committee  With regard to the last fiscal year—

Health committee  The government is committed to working with the provinces and territories on designing and developing a Canada mental health transfer, as well as other discussions on health, building on investments made from budget 2017 in mental health and addictions as well as home care.

Health committee  I did respond in regard to front-of-pack labelling. In regard to marketing to children, work is under way. There is a private member's bill before the House. The government is watching the parliamentary process. We're working with stakeholders. The industry has provided a volunt

Health committee  Thank you for the question. Health Canada has worked closely with provinces and territories, community stakeholders, people with lived experience, and partners such as labour unions and trade associations to tackle the problem of toxic drug supply and the opioid overdose crisis.

Health committee  Mr. Chair, both of these initiatives are being pursued. The government gazetted in the Canada Gazette, part I, draft regulations on front-of-pack labelling, I believe, back in 2019. Stakeholders have been re-engaged in late winter and spring, and work is moving forward to advance