Thank you.
On opioids, there's an overwhelming consensus among addictions professionals, community organizations and families with lived experience that the leading cause of opioid deaths in Canada is the tainted street drug supply.
It's plainly obvious that ensuring a safe supply would save lives. No less a figure than the president of the Canadian Medical Association is calling on Canadian politicians to have an “open and courageous” debate on decriminalization, yet you and the Prime Minister have explicitly ruled out any consideration of decriminalization and regulation.
My question is this: Do you disagree with the stakeholder consensus, or is it simply a lack of political courage?