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In question period, a Conservative member said a supervised drug consumption site in his Saskatoon riding had caused disorder near a school and has now closed, and asked the Health Minister to commit not to approve another such site in Saskatoon. The Liberal minister replied that there is no single solution to the drug crisis, that provinces request and operate these sites, and that she is working with Saskatchewan on next steps.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Brad Redekopp

Conservative

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“A drug injection site in Saskatoon West caused problems and has now closed. I want the Minister of Health to promise not to approve a new drug injection site in Saskatoon.”
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Mr. Speaker, for years, residents and businesses in Saskatoon West warned the Liberals that the drug injection site was creating chaos and disorder in the community. The Liberals approved and funded the site, even though it was within 200 metres of a school. Now, the whole operation has collapsed into bankruptcy and closure. That should be the end of this failed experiment. Saskatoon needs hope, recovery, treatment and safety, not a new licence for the same disaster under different management. Will the Minister of Health give the people of Saskatoon West a clear answer today and promise that she will not approve a new drug injection site in Saskatoon?

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Marjorie Michel

Liberal
“There is no single answer to the drug crisis. Provinces run and pay for supervised drug sites, and we approve them when provinces ask. I am working with Saskatchewan to figure out what to do there.”
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Mr. Speaker, as my colleague well knows, there is no one solution to the drug crisis. However, when it comes to supervised consumption sites, the federal government is responding to the request of the provinces, which operate these supervised consumption sites themselves. We do not pay the centres. I am working with the Province of Saskatchewan to find out how we are going to move forward in this specific case.

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