Summary
- NDP MP Charlie Angus expressed concerns about the impact of opioid use, mental health issues, and homelessness in his hometown’s central district
- He emphasized the need for affordable housing in northern Ontario to address these social challenges
- Another MP from northern Ontario, Marcus Powlowski, highlighted the public disorder caused by public drug use in various areas
- The federal government approved a request to recriminalize the use of drugs in public places in response to these social problems
