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Minutes of Proceedings

44th Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting 27
Wednesday, June 15, 2022, 5:29 p.m. to 7:03 p.m.
Televised
Presiding
Sean Casey, Chair (Liberal)

• Jean-Denis Garon for Luc Thériault (Bloc Québécois)
• Gord Johns for Don Davies (NDP)
• Brad Vis for Hon. Mike Lake (Conservative)
Library of Parliament
• Sarah Dodsworth, Analyst
• Kelly Farrah, Analyst
• Sonya Norris, Analyst
• Hon. Carolyn Bennett, P.C., M.P., Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
• Dr. Michael J. Strong, President
Department of Health
• Heather Jeffrey, Associate Deputy Minister
• Jocelyne Voisin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch
• Eric Bélair, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch
• Kendal Weber, Assistant Deputy Minister, Controlled Substances and Cannabis Branch
• Jennifer Saxe, Director General, Controlled Substances Directorate, Controlled Substances and Cannabis Branch
Public Health Agency of Canada
• Candice St-Aubin, Vice-President, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, May 30, 2022, the committee proceeded to a briefing on mental health and addictions in Canada.

The Minister made a statement and answered questions.

Motion

Mike Lake moved, — That the committee request the Department of Health table all documentation confirming that it has met the commitment to fund the Canada mental health transfer, as clearly outlined on page 75 of the government’s 2021 election platform.

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Michael Barrett, Élisabeth Brière, Stephen Ellis, Jean-Denis Garon, Laila Goodridge, Brendan Hanley, Gord Johns, Majid Jowhari, Mike Lake, Marcus Powlowski, Sonia Sidhu — 11;

NAYS: — 0.

ORDERED, — That the clerk inform the Department of Health that the committee sends for a copy of all documentation confirming that it has met the commitment to fund the Canada mental health transfer, as clearly outlined on page 75 of the government’s 2021 election platform.

Heather Jeffrey, Candice St-Aubin, Jocelyne Voisin, Eric Belair and Michael J. Strong answered questions.

On motion of Laila Goodridge, it was agreed, — That the committee request the following documents:

Drugs approved in British Columbia under the pilot project exemption and why; choices of substances to be decriminalized and justification for the choice and its amounts, and the department provide these documents within 30 days of the approval of this motion.

ORDERED, — That the clerk inform the Department of Health that the committee sends for a copy of the following documents: drugs approved in British Columbia under the pilot project exemption and why; choices of substances to be decriminalized and justification for the choice and its amounts, to be provided no later than Friday, July 15, 2022.

At 7:03 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Naaman Sugrue
Clerk of the committee