Question Period (15 May 2024)

From Hansard (15 May 2024)

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 Treatment for Addictions and Curbing Access to Drugs

Ms. Wilson: — Mr. Speaker, we know all too well our province is plagued by the poison of fentanyl. It claims lives and destroys families. Can the government explain their comprehensive plan to address this epidemic? Where is the war on drugs?

I’m not interested in hearing line items in the budget quoted to me. More money being thrown at a problem doesn’t solve it. What is the government doing today? How are they stopping the supply of fentanyl? How are they removing it off the streets? How are they tackling the organized crime that is trafficking it?

Hon. Mr. T. McLeod: — Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. As I’ve said many times, the strategy of this government is to focus on treatment and recovery. If individuals aren’t using illicit drugs like fentanyl, they aren’t overdosing on illicit drugs like fentanyl, Mr. Speaker.

To that end, we’ve announced the mental health and addiction action plan last October. That plan is expanding addictions treatment capacity across the province. It’s making it easier for people to access those treatment spaces. And, Mr. Speaker, it’s providing individuals who are in treatment with the recovery-oriented system of care that wraps supports around them and gives the individual supports that they need on their individualized journey to recovery. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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