10.07.2023 - By CBC
An average of 21 Canadians die every day from opioid-related overdoses. The situation has only worsened in recent years. In a special edition of the program, The House travels to Thunder Bay, Ont., a city that has the highest rate of opioid-related deaths in the province. Host Catherine Cullen hears from paramedics who see the devastation of the crisis and recovering addicts who are trying to help others on their own journeys. We also hear from Police Chief Darcy Fleury and Mayor Ken Boshcoff about how the city is responding and what resources they need. And we hear from mothers who have lost their children to overdoses and question why the government didn’t do more to help them.