Jane Philpott

Canada faces a crisis in mental health, Louise Bradley said, adding it costs the country more than $50 billion a year in lost productivity. It also costs lives.

If legalized, 72 per cent of surveyed physicians think the government should regulate THC levels in recreational marijuana, and over half don't want medical weed sold in pharmacies.

Two ministers in Justin Trudeau's cabinet have been criticized for excessive, frivolous spending practices, and his political opponents are calling for actions to curb unnecessary government spending.

Philpott said she would pay back $3,700 in high-end car service costs after it was revealed she billed for $1,700 one day and more than $1,900 another day with a company owned by a Liberal supporter.

The federal Conservatives say Environment Minister Catherine McKenna needs to repay money paid to a photographer during a climate change conference in Paris last year.

A receipt obtained by the official Opposition shows the federal health minister billed taxpayers $520 for a year's membership to Air Canada's executive airport lounges in North America and Europe.

Shirani: "More importantly, I hope to encourage those who feed so voraciously on this petty sort of thing to focus on issues that really matter to the people of Canada."

In Manitoba, Health Minister Jane Philpott announced the government will spend an additional $382 million over three years for that program.

The task force is made up of experts in public health, substance abuse, law enforcement and justice. It will be chaired by former Liberal public safety minister Anne McLellan.

Canadians suffering intolerably from non−terminal medical conditions can no longer seek medical assistance to end their lives.

The government will accept most of the changes to Bill C-14 made by the Senate, but will maintain that only those who are near death should qualify for medical assistance in dying.

On June 7, assisted dying will become legal, but the laws providing regulation have not yet been passed. This may lead to doctors being put in situations for which they are not prepared or protected.

Trudeau made a short appearance late at the party which set off a flurry of selfie action. Guests clamoured to get in reach of him to take a photo.

More Canadians are contracting Lyme disease and federal health officials are partly blaming global warming for a dramatic uptick in cases.