Question Period (25 March 2024)

From Hansard (25 March 2024)

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 Overdose Deaths and Treatment for Addictions

Ms. A. Young: — Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Since that Premier took office, 1,999 families have lost a loved one to overdose. Nearly 2,000 people, Mr. Speaker, that’s like the town of Biggar gone. And year after year more people are lost to overdose than the year prior. And what is this government doing?

Well, Mr. Speaker, what they’re doing is worse than the status quo. They’re choosing to cut supports that save lives. When will the minister do the work and bring forward an evidence-based plan to save Saskatchewan lives?

Hon. Mr. T. McLeod: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we know that the best way to prevent overdoses is to help individuals overcome their addictions, Mr. Speaker. And that’s why we’ve introduced a mental health and addictions action plan that does precisely that.

We are focused on treatment and recovery with that action plan, Mr. Speaker. We are making it easier for individuals to reach addictions treatment spaces. We are making more addictions treatment spaces around the province. And, Mr. Speaker, we are wrapping supports around those individuals, providing them with the individualized care that they need through the recoveryoriented system of care. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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