An all-party legislative committee on the toxic-drug overdose crisis has released a report with 37 recommendations aimed at digging the province out of the public health emergency, which has seen more than 10,000 deaths since April 2016.
NDP MLA Niki Sharma, chair of the committee, said Tuesday that members received briefings from federal and provincial government ministries and agencies, health authorities and other experts, in addition to 118 presenters at public hearings and 881 written submissions. The committee says goals, metrics and timelines should be defined and publicly reported — for example, the government should clearly articulate targets for expanding services and regularly report on its progress.
Deputy chairperson Shirley Bond said the committee wants to see significant investments in everything from prevention and education to treatment and recovery, as well as ongoing evaluation and monitoring to ensure results are achieved.
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Sounds like a real “Sherlock’ moment to me…