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News release
As British Columbia marks the one-year anniversary of the fentanyl crisis being declared a public health emergency, the Mayors' Task Force on the Opioid Crisis is releasing its initial recommendations to the federal government to better deal with opioid addictions and overdoses across Canada, focusing specifically on the lack of data collection and information sharing.
- Big City Mayors' Caucus
- Opioid crisis
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More and more Canadians are dying from opioid overdoses. FCM’s Big City Mayors’ Caucus launched a task force to share best practices and save more lives.
- Big City Mayors' Caucus
- Opioid crisis
- Public safety
News release
Mayors from Canadian cities on the front-line of the opioid crisis met with federal cabinet ministers today, agreeing to strengthen collaboration on strategies to combat overdoses and drug-related deaths.
- Big City Mayors' Caucus
- Opioid crisis
News release
The newly-formed Mayors' Task Force on the Opioid Crisis will meet on Friday with federal Health Minister Jane Philpott and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale to discuss a coordinated national response to an unprecedented rash of opioid overdoses and deaths.
- Big City Mayors' Caucus
- Opioid crisis
News release
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Big City Mayors' Caucus launched a task force today to tackle an epidemic of fentanyl overdose deaths, announcing plans to meet with the federal ministers responsible for health and public safety.
- Big City Mayors' Caucus
- Opioid crisis
News release
Remarks for Pauline Quinlan — Chair of Rail Safety Working Group
- Rail safety
News release
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) welcomes stricter standards and expects special measures will be introduced during the phase-in period.
- Public safety
- Rail safety
News release
FCM welcomes the federal government's plan to establish a set of minimum insurance requirements for rail companies and to impose levies on companies that ship crude oil. The proposed legislation answers FCM's call for a comprehensive approach that makes railways and crude oil shippers pay the full costs of rail disasters.
- Rail safety