Opposition parties issued a united call Monday for the government to declare a public health emergency on the fentanyl crisis but the minister in charge says a declaration wouldn't give Alberta any more resources. Associate Health Minister Brandy Payne said calling a public health emergency doesn't give Alberta more access to federal funds. Associate Health Minister Brandy Payne said declaring a public health emergency won't give Alberta access to more tools for dealing with the fentanyl crisis. MLAs from all parties voted in favour of an emergency debate on the fentanyl crisis Monday afternoon. 'No shame in being human'Alberta Party Leader Greg Clark suggested declaring a public health emergency would also send a message to Ottawa that Alberta is facing the same fentanyl crisis as British Columbia.

Source: CBC News March 06, 2017 20:26 UTC