Dental Care  Mr. Speaker, I believe that no one in this country should ever spend their days in pain because they cannot afford to see a dentist. Oral health is health. I heard from seniors in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour that the new Canadian dental care plan is going to make a real difference in

Mayor of Halifax  Mr. Speaker, I am rising to recognize and honour my good friend and former parliamentarian from Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, the three-term Mayor of Halifax, Mike Savage. Mike is known as a leader who can work with any order of government, no matter the political stripe, to get thin

Rick Howe  Mr. Speaker, “If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.” Rick Howe, Nova Scotian broadcasting legend, the voice of Nova Scotia, has passed away at the age of 69. Rick was funny, energetic, outspoken, entertaining, kind and brutally honest. It was clear that he loved

Christmas  Mr. Speaker, 'Twas the week before Christmas and I must admit, Thirty hours was a long time to sit. But Liberals prevailed on behalf of the masses, While Tories stepped back and sat on their hands. On the other side we witness a continuing saga. Diefenbaker's party lo

Myles Goodwyn  Mr. Speaker, Nova Scotia lost one of its own yesterday. Myles Goodwyn of Canada's legendary band April Wine has passed away. For decades, Myles and April Wine have ruled the airwaves in Canada. Not a day goes by that Canadian radio does not play their classics. A proud Nova Scot

Health committee  Thank you. I agree. “No later than February 2” does not presuppose that it couldn't be an extra meeting sometime in January. I have no issue with that, if we stick to “no later than February 2”. We'll work with the chair and with the minister's office on getting that set up.

Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. In agreement with Mr. Doherty, perhaps we could say “no later than February 2”. Again, that doesn't presuppose us not meeting sometime in January at the ability of the minister's office and with the work of the chair.

Health committee  Thanks very much. Thanks, Brendan, for moving the motion. I think we can all agree that we would definitely like to have the minister here. I'm sure the minister wants to be here for this. We don't sit in January. We only sit until December 15 or so. Would Dr. Ellis be willi

Health committee  Just to sum that up, the experts believe it has to happen within a suite of different actions to be successful.

Health committee  Thank you. Do I still have time, Mr. Chair?

Health committee  I would like to ask a question of the folks from ISC. Ms. Saxe spoke about the disproportionate impact on indigenous peoples. Can you talk a little bit about culturally safe and trauma-informed supports?

Health committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you, folks, for being here. I want to ask Dr. Weiss if he could maybe give us a little bit of background on the early response to safer supply.

Health committee  What are some early results or a little bit of early data that you might have on the safer supply program? I think maybe it would be good for us to understand and get clarity on tragic opioid and fentanyl deaths as they may or may not relate to safer supply.

HIV and AIDS  Madam Speaker, December 1 marks World AIDS Day and the beginning of Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week. During this time, we remember those we lost to HIV and show our support for those living with it by raising awareness, increasing our knowledge and working to end discrimination su

National Pain Awareness Week  Mr. Speaker, this week marks National Pain Awareness Week, a time to raise awareness about chronic pain, the severe impact it has on people's lives and the resources available to support those living with pain. One in five Canadians suffers from chronic pain, a health condition