For the Record & Statements - 2016

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November

• November 30, 2016
  Statement from the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation
• November 24, 2016
  Statement from Health Canada on Norway House Hospital
• November 16, 2016
  Ministers Philpott, Wilson-Raybould and Goodale reflect on Canada's Opioid Crisis During National Addictions Awareness Week
• November 7, 2016
  Health Canada Statement on Natural Health Products Week
• November 7, 2016
  Message from the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health

October

• October 31, 2016
  Statement from the Minister of Health on Corded Window Coverings
• October 24, 2016
  Message from the Minister of Health - Canadian Patient Safety Week - October 24 - 28, 2016
• October 21, 2016
  Joint Statement from the Minister of Health & the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Regarding Suicides in Saskatchewan
• October 19, 2016
  Message from the Minister of Health - Women's History Month - October 2016
• October 18, 2016
  Statement from the Minister of Health following the meeting with representatives of First Nations, Inuit and Métis national organizations

September

• September 23, 2016
  Statement from Health Minister Jane Philpott On Recent Media Coverage Regarding the Safety of Marijuana Dispensaries
• September 9, 2016
  Ministerial Message - World Suicide Prevention Day 2016

August

• August 11, 2016
  Statement from Health Canada concerning access to cannabis for medical purposes

July

• July 28, 2016
  Statement from the Minister of Health on the Opioid Crisis
• July 5, 2016
  Joint Statement from the Minister of Health and the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs on Responding to Jordan's Principle

June

• June 30, 2016
  Statement from the Ministers of Justice, Health and Public Safety on the current marijuana laws
• June 21, 2016
  Message from the Minister of Health - National Aboriginal Day - June 21, 2016
• June 20, 2016
  Statement from the Minister of Health on one year blood donor deferral period for MSM
• June 17, 2016
  Speaking Notes for the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health - 2nd Charting the Future of Drug Policy in Canada Conference
• June 14, 2016
  Minister of Health issues a health challenge to Canadian men for Canadian Men's Health Week 2016 Canadian Men's Health Week, June 13-19, 2016
• June 9, 2016
  Statement from the Minister of Health on Participation in AFN Youth Council Roundtable
• June 6, 2016
  Ministerial Statement - Healthy Me Week - June 6-12, 2016
• June 2, 2016
  Message from the Minister of Health: National Cancer Survivors Day - June 5^th, 2016

May

• May 19, 2016
  Minister of Health Statement on Vision Health Month
• May 19, 2016
  Statement from the Minister - National Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day
• May 19, 2016
  Health Canada and Canadian Food Inspection Agency approve AquAdvantage Salmon
• May 12, 2016
  Ministerial Message - National Food Allergy Awareness Month
• May 12, 2016
  Message from the Minister of Health | National Nursing Week | May 9-15, 2016
• May 3, 2016
  Message from the Minister of Health - National Hospice Palliative Care Week - May 1st to May 7th, 2016
• May 2, 2016
  Message from the Minister of Health - Celiac Awareness Month - May 2016

April

• April 20, 2016
  Plenary Statement for the Honourable Jane Philpott Minister of Health - UNGASS on the World Drug Problem
• April 20, 2016
  Statement from the Minister of Health on the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the World Drug Problem
• April 18, 2016
  Message from the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health - National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week (April 17-23, 2016)
• April 11, 2016
  Ministers' statement regarding Attawapiskat
• April 7, 2016
  World Health Day - April 7, 2016
• April 5, 2016
  Ministerial Statement - Oral Health Month - April 2016
• April 4, 2016
  Regulatory Update - Health Canada confirms proposed regulations requiring tamper resistance for Oxycodone will not move forward at this time
• April 1, 2016
  Statement from Jane Philpott and Eric Hoskins, following a meeting with northern Ontario First Nations leaders

March

• March 24, 2016
  Statement from Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, on the situation in Kashechewan
• March 24, 2016
  Statement from the Minister of Health - Minister Philpott confirms Canada's way forward on marijuana for medical purposes
• March 24, 2016
  World Tuberculosis Day - Ministerial Message
• March 24, 2016
  Message from the Minister of Health - National Poison Prevention Week - March 20-26, 2016
• March 14, 2016
  Message from the Minister of Health - Brain Awareness Week
• March 8, 2016
  March 8^th is International Women's Day
• March 3, 2016
  Statement from the Minister of Health in response to certain claims made in the February 29, 2016 Globe and Mail article regarding access to naloxone in First Nations communities
• March 2, 2016
  Message from the Minister of Health - Pharmacist Awareness Month March 2016
• March 1, 2016
  Message from the Minister of Health - National Nutrition Month

February

• February 25, 2016
  Statement by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister of Health on tabling of Special Joint Committee's report on physician-assisted dying
• February 22, 2016
  Heart Month, February 2016 - Ministerial Message
• February 8, 2016
  Global medicines regulators pledge support to tackle Zika virus disease

January

• January 21, 2016
  Statement of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers of Health
• January 20, 2016
  Statement from the Minister of Health after meeting with First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders
• January 18, 2016
  Message from the Minister of Health - National Non-Smoking Week - January 17-23, 2016
• January 15, 2016
  Statement from the Minister of Health - Health Canada Authorizes Dr. Peter Centre to Operate Second Supervised Consumption Site in Canada
• January 14, 2016
  Health Canada Statement on Change in Federal Prescription Status of Naloxone
• January 6, 2016
  Status update on neonicotinoid insecticides

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