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In Committee from the Senate of Canada
Legal and Constitutional Affairs - June 2, 2016
The committee begins its study of legislation aimed at combatting the illicit production of fentanyl. Bill S-225 was introduced by Conservative senator and former Ottawa Police Chief Vern White. The bill would limit access to ingredients used in the production of fentanyl. The following witnesses discuss the effect of fentanyl abuse in communities: Dr. Susan Christenson (a family physician at the Levern Health Clinic in Alberta); Rod Klassen (a staff sergeant with the Lethbridge Police Service); Trevor Daroux (deputy chief of the Calgary Police Service); Karen Woodall (toxicologist, Ontario Centre of Forensic Sciences); and Marie Agioritis (a mother who lost her youngest son to a fentanyl overdose). (June 2, 2016)