Health committee  Obviously, the greatest harms come from the connection with criminality, disease through unsafe needles, or social and other problems. The use of drugs is extremely complex, as are addictions, whether it's to alcohol, nicotine, heroin, or other drugs. They often have similar effe

Health committee  The minister, I think, recognizes that harm reduction is part of the strategy.

Health committee  As other ministers who have been around this table might recognize, it's inappropriate to speak of personal advice to the minister. I've told you what my position is on my view of the science and my view of harm reduction as part of a public health approach, and of the respect in

Health committee  I think all of those activities are part of a harm reduction strategy, so I'm not disagreeing with the science at all. It is part of it, but the decision is one that governments make.

Health committee  First of all, there are different levels of advocacy. I speak to these issues; when these questions are asked of me, I respond to them. I have read the data. It is, as I have said, part of a public health approach to dealing with harm reduction, in addition to the important role

Health committee  I think the science speaks for itself. The debate speaks for itself. Public health advocates for a comprehensive approach to issues: the gathering of evidence on promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, harm reduction, and identifying and addressing any underlying factors or