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Combatting fentanyl production and supporting law enforcement action

| Health Canada | news releases

Canada is taking significant action to stop the production and devastating impacts of illegal fentanyl and other illegal drugs on public health and public safety. Health Canada plays a critical role in supporting Canadian law and border enforcement in their activities to counter the global drug threat and is taking concrete action to keep communities safe on both sides of the border.


Supporting Ottawa community-led responses to the illegal toxic drug and overdose crisis

| Health Canada | news releases

Today, Yasir Naqvi, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and to the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, and Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre, announced over $3.9 million in funding from the Emergency Treatment Fund (ETF) to the City of Ottawa for its project to support Ottawa’s most affected neighborhoods.


Increasing supports for residents of Northwest Territories to quit smoking 

| Health Canada | news releases

Today, Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for Northwest Territories, on behalf of the Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, announced more than $1.9 million to the Government of the Northwest Territories’ Supporting Tobacco Cessation project.


Government of Canada takes further action to combat fentanyl production and organized crime

| Health Canada | statements

The Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Minister of Public Safety, and the Fentanyl Czar today announced new measures to curtail fentanyl production and organized crime in Canada. The government formalized additional controls for three fentanyl precursor chemicals and the drug carisoprodol, following consultations on implementing these key controls.


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