As opioid crisis worsens, Quebec Senator Dalphond targets fentanyl sent through Canada Post

Figures compiled by the Public Health Agency of Canada show that there was a total of 30,843 apparent opioid toxicity deaths between January 2016 and March 2022.

Progressive Senator Pierre Dalphond, left, and Liberal MP Ron McKinnon. Dalphond recently introduced legislation in the Senate that would restrain the distribution of fentanyl through Canada Post. McKinnon has said he would sponsor the bill in the House if it passes the Senate.Photograph courtesy of Senator Dalphond's office, photograph courtesy of LinkedIn

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

December 12, 2022

In the midst of the opioid crisis that has dramatically accelerated throughout the pandemic and is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths, Quebec Senator Pierre Dalphond has sponsored a bill in the Red Chamber that would provide police greater powers to seize fentanyl a...

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