Health minister determined to tackle opioid crisis

Up to 3,000 Canadians could die this year from opioid use—an unacceptable death toll.

More than 2,800 Canadians died last year as a result of an overdose on opioids such as fentanyl, writes Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor. Photograph courtesy of Dennis Yip

Opinion

BY HEALTH MINISTER GINETTE PETITPAS TAYLOR

November 15, 2017

The opioid crisis will, sadly, claim the lives of thousands of Canadians this year. This public health crisis will touch every part of the country. I want to address the steps our government is taking to address this issue. In my mandate letter, the prime minister was very clear. As minister of hea...

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