Mental Health and Addictions Minister Judy Darcy says the government is managing a number of bills and wasn't able to get this one through before the end of the session this week.

Over 60 people, the majority of whom were women, participated in the demonstration on Friday afternoon.

“If you don’t believe in safe consumption sites, you’re basically advocating for people to die,” a front-line worker says.

The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) says the province's opioid crisis continues to disproportionately impact Indigenous communities.

Julie Payette said multiple solutions are needed to solve the overdose crisis that continues to plague B.C. and the rest of Canada.

"[What is] more important is [that] we make it happen for the city of Lethbridge and for the people who are looking for a secure and safe place to stay."

"If people are housed, ultimately they can be supported."

Presenters made it clear that the site along with the other pillars of drug response in the community are proving successful in reducing deaths and increasing the number of people seeking further treatment and sobriety.

There are still more than 2,600 other lawsuits seeking to hold the drug industry accountable for an opioid crisis that has been linked to more than 400,000 deaths in the U.S. alone since 2000.

Mayor Charlie Clark did a Saskatoon Police Service ride-a-long and attended the call of a fatal drug overdose.