Canada's fentanyl czar pushes back on U.S. claims

Opioid overdose deaths are dropping in Canada, but there is still a long way to go. Canada’s Fentanyl Czar Kevin Brosseau is fresh back from meeting officials in Washington, he tells The House what worries him most about this public health crisis and why the increasingly small quantity of opioids crossing the border is still an irritant for the Americans. 

Plus, a special parliamentary committee says Ottawa should 'indefinitely exclude' people whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness from applying for medical assistance in dying — an idea that three Canadian senators vigorously oppose. Kristopher Wells, a member of the Progressive Senate Group, explains why he disagrees with the recommendation. Then we hear from BC Conservative MP Tamara Jansen on why MAID expansion should be stopped. 

And, if at first you don't succeed with your privacy bill: try, try again. The Liberals' third attempt at updating its privacy laws was tabled earlier this week, which includes a 'right to request deletion' and rules on personal data collection. House producer Derek Vanderwyk explains what's inside this key piece of legislation, then BlackBerry co-founder Jim Balsillie discusses whether it strikes the right balance on upholding Canadians' privacy without stymieing innovation.

This episode features the voices of:

• Kevin Brosseau, Canada's fentanyl czar
• Kristopher Wells, Canadian senator
• Tamara Jensen, Conservative MP
• Dr. Francois Marquis, deepfake victim
• Dr. Marla Shapiro, deepfake victim
• Tamir Israel, staff lawyer with the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
• Teresa Scassa, Canada Research Chair in Information Law and Policy at the University of Ottawa
• Taylor Owen, Beaverbrook Chair in Ethics, Media and Communications at McGill University
• Jim Balsillie, co-founder of BlackBerry