Labour  Mr. Speaker, Canada's border services employees deliver important services that ensure Canadians are safe, secure and have timely access to goods coming from other countries. It is no secret that Canada's public servants have seen previous Conservative governments cut their jobs and cut services instead of giving them the respect they deserve by reaching deals at the table that are fair for them and reasonable for Canadian taxpayers.

Dartmouth Cove  Mr. Speaker, my hometown of Dartmouth rests on the shores of Halifax harbour, on beautiful Dartmouth Cove. Two years ago, a proponent applied to use Dartmouth Cove as a dump for pyritic slate from construction sites to infill nearly seven acres of this cove, a cover where important marine research and activities take place and where evidence clearly shows that fish and other species are flourishing.

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Awareness Day  Mr. Speaker, May 12 was international myalgic encephalomyelitis awareness day. I would like to acknowledge the approximately two to three million Canadians now living with this debilitating illness. ME, formerly known as chronic fatigue syndrome, is a devastating, chronic, complex, multi-system illness.

Dental Care  Mr. Speaker, I believe that no one in this country should ever spend their days in pain because they cannot afford to see a dentist. Oral health is health. I heard from seniors in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour that the new Canadian dental care plan is going to make a real difference in their quality of life, yet the Conservatives just do not care.

Mayor of Halifax  Mr. Speaker, I am rising to recognize and honour my good friend and former parliamentarian from Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, the three-term Mayor of Halifax, Mike Savage. Mike is known as a leader who can work with any order of government, no matter the political stripe, to get things done.

Rick Howe  Mr. Speaker, “If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention.” Rick Howe, Nova Scotian broadcasting legend, the voice of Nova Scotia, has passed away at the age of 69. Rick was funny, energetic, outspoken, entertaining, kind and brutally honest. It was clear that he loved the medium of radio so much.

Christmas  Mr. Speaker, 'Twas the week before Christmas and I must admit, Thirty hours was a long time to sit. But Liberals prevailed on behalf of the masses, While Tories stepped back and sat on their hands. On the other side we witness a continuing saga. Diefenbaker's party looks much more like MAGA.

Myles Goodwyn  Mr. Speaker, Nova Scotia lost one of its own yesterday. Myles Goodwyn of Canada's legendary band April Wine has passed away. For decades, Myles and April Wine have ruled the airwaves in Canada. Not a day goes by that Canadian radio does not play their classics. A proud Nova Scotian and Waverley boy, Myles and his band regularly crossed Canada coast to coast to coast, playing high schools, rinks, arenas and all the way up to stadiums at their peak, leaving behind a catalogue of Canadiana.

Health committee  Thank you. I agree. “No later than February 2” does not presuppose that it couldn't be an extra meeting sometime in January. I have no issue with that, if we stick to “no later than February 2”. We'll work with the chair and with the minister's office on getting that set up.

Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. In agreement with Mr. Doherty, perhaps we could say “no later than February 2”. Again, that doesn't presuppose us not meeting sometime in January at the ability of the minister's office and with the work of the chair.

Health committee  Thanks very much. Thanks, Brendan, for moving the motion. I think we can all agree that we would definitely like to have the minister here. I'm sure the minister wants to be here for this. We don't sit in January. We only sit until December 15 or so. Would Dr. Ellis be willing to say, “no later than February 2”?

Health committee  Just to sum that up, the experts believe it has to happen within a suite of different actions to be successful.

Health committee  Thank you. Do I still have time, Mr. Chair?

Health committee  I would like to ask a question of the folks from ISC. Ms. Saxe spoke about the disproportionate impact on indigenous peoples. Can you talk a little bit about culturally safe and trauma-informed supports?

Health committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thank you, folks, for being here. I want to ask Dr. Weiss if he could maybe give us a little bit of background on the early response to safer supply.