Motion Demanding Release of Gov’t ‘Safe Supply’ Drug Contracts Averted in Liberal-Dominated Committee

Liberal MPs delayed a vote on a motion in a House of Commons committee that would demand information from the federal government on contracts for “safer supply” drugs, saying the motion could waste time because such contracts may not exist. The motion before the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) calls for the committee to audit all federal contracts and agreements on the purchase, acquisition, or transfer of safer supply drugs like hydromorphone since January 1, 2016. Liberal MP Majid Jowari said, though, that the federal government does not sign contracts with manufacturers of safer supply drugs, but instead works with medical professionals who may prescribe the drugs....