Mr. Chairman, had we debated the motion, I would have wanted us to go much further than merely discussing the issue of safe injection sites in Vancouver as part of an AIDS prevention strategy. I would also have wanted to discuss the book and the one million dollars wasted.
Why does Health Canada feel that it is irrelevant to publish a book on AIDS prevention that includes a foreword written by Mr. Couillard? I would like to shed some light on this issue.
Also, I would like us to discuss the lack of funding for HIV-AIDS and hepatitis C sufferers. The AIDs question should be expanded. Injection sites in Vancouver are not the only issue here.
Although we won't be hearing from any witnesses on this subject, it would have been an important topic. If we want to do some AIDS prevention, we need to do more than just talk about injection sites in Vancouver.