The Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia to make an important announcement in the context of Canada’s response to the opioid overdose crisis in British Columbia
Media advisory
May 30, 2022, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, and the Honourable Sheila Malcolmson, British Columbia Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, will make a joint announcement.
The event will be preceded by a technical briefing, held under embargo.
Date
May 31, 2022
Time
Technical briefing: 9:00 AM PDT
Ministerial event: 11:00 AM PDT
Location
The ministerial event will be for cameras only.
Vancouver Cabinet Office
999 Canada Place, Suite 740
Vancouver, BC
Journalists wishing to join will have the option of attending via Zoom. Please contact media@hc-sc-gc.ca for registration and to obtain further information.
The technical briefing will be held virtually via Zoom.
Participation in the question and answer portion of the technical briefing event is for accredited members of the Press Gallery only. Media who are not members of the Press Gallery and wish to attend may contact pressres2@parl.gc.ca for temporary access.
A teleconference line is also available for listening to the technical briefing:
Toll-free dial-in number (Canada/US):
1-866-805-7923
Local dial-in number:
613-960-7518
Participant passcode: 9782242
**The content of the technical briefing will be under embargo until the ministerial event begins.**
NOTE: To help ensure optimal simultaneous interpretation sound quality, journalists are encouraged to use a microphone (headphones/headset) or, when possible, a landline, and to avoid using speaker mode if queuing up for questions.
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Media Inquiries
Maja Staka
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Carolyn Bennett
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health
Maja.Staka@hc-sc.gc.ca
Media Relations
Health Canada
613-957-2983
media@hc-sc.gc.ca
Leah Holoiday
Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions Communications
250-880-2378 (media line)
Leah.Holoiday@gov.bc.ca