//www.ourcommons.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/15975TonyClementHon.Tony-ClementParry Sound—MuskokaIndependentOntario//www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Parliamentarians/Images/OfficialMPPhotos/42/ClementTony_CPC.jpgOral Question PeriodHealthInterventionHon. Tony Clement (Parry Sound—Muskoka, Ind.): (1205)[English]Madam Speaker, last week in Ottawa, five people died of opioid overdoses, and every day across Canada 11 lives are lost to opioid overdoses. The fastest-growing population requiring hospital care from opioid overdoses is young Canadians aged 15 to 24. In my own riding, there were nearly 600 emergency department visits for opioid poisonings last year, which is a more than 30% increase over the previous year. Just last week, the town of Bracebridge was looking at declaring a state of emergency.When will the government start funding treatment to help addicts conquer their dependency on this terrible life-destroying drug?Drug addiction treatmentOpiates and opioidsOral questionsPublic healthRodgerCuznerCape Breton—CansoPamDamoffOakville North—BurlingtonINTERVENTIONParliament and SessionOrder of BusinessDiscussed TopicProcedural TermPerson SpeakingProvince / TerritoryCaucusSearchResults per pageOrder byTarget search languageSide by SideMaximum returned rowsPagePUBLICATION TYPE