Thank you.
My question is for Dr. Tanguay.
First, Dr. Tanguay, I also offer my condolences to you and your family for your losses.
Dr. Tanguay, you were part of a report commissioned by the United Conservative Party in Alberta in 2020 on safe consumption sites in your home province. That study has been widely criticized for its poor scientific methodology, yet it was key to the closure of the safe consumption site in Lethbridge, which has reported a record number of fatal overdoses since the closure of the site.
Additionally, a study was published in The Lancet this month showing a 67% reduction in overdose deaths in neighbourhoods within 500 metres of safe consumption sites after they opened. It demonstrates the life-saving impacts of these sites and the importance of them.
Have your views changed since this government-commissioned report was used to leverage the closure of safe consumption sites in Alberta?