Motion calling for national plan on suicide prevention passes in Ottawa – Nunavut News
May 7, 2019
A motion introduced earlier this year in the House of Commons by NDP Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus – calling for a national action plan on suicide prevention – passed in Ottawa May 2.
Prior to Motion 174 passing, Angus, fellow NDP MP Don Davies, and suicide prevention expert Jack Hicks presented a united front at a news conference, calling for all-party support.
“I’ve been seeing the effects of suicide on communities and families first-hand for as long as I’ve been an MP,” stated Angus.
“It’s time that we say ‘not one more’ to suicide in Canada. I urge my colleagues in other parties to support this important, non-partisan motion.”
