E-7402: Petition to the Government of Canada — Canadian Petition Tracker
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7402
Track petition E-7402 — "Petition to the Government of Canada" sponsored by Leah Gazan. 500 signatures and counting. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Petition Text
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
• Manitobans are calling for a public health emergency in light of the preventable passing of too many community members in recent weeks due to drug toxicity.
• A petition calling for the province to establish a public health crisis has cleared 500 signatures on change.org.
• BC is in its tenth year of a public health emergency regarding the drug toxicity crisis.
• Vancouver Costal Health Chief Medical Officer Dr Patricia Daly recently reported that the leading cause of maternal death is drug related overdose.
• Petitioners in London, Ontario are calling attention to public health crisis in that city related to the toxic drug supply (e-7375).
• Canadians are mobilizing to save the Community Action and Harm Reduction Funds through the Public Health Agency of Canada in the interests of harm reduction program continuance.
We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to :
1. Increase funding to the Substance Use and Addictions Program (Health Canada); the Community Action Fund and the Harm Reduction Fund (PHAC) to: expand current projects ensuring reliable year over year supports, restore program cuts, restore and expand funding to Indigenous-led harm reduction programs and projects, and expand supports to meet need.
2. Create an interjurisdictional secretariat on harm reduction to eliminate barriers between governments and expedite creation and sustainability of frontline support that ensure continuity of care; collect, track and share data, and support responsive planning and implementation.