I agree. It's the old phrase, “let's not let the pursuit of perfection get in the way of progress”.
I am concerned, and I do want to make sure we're hitting the target. If we pass a law that grants immunity for something that is not the reason people aren't calling 911, then we're not doing too much. We might make ourselves feel better, but we're not addressing the barrier to calling 911.
Could you give me and the committee an idea of what is the barrier? If there are people shooting drugs in an alley in east Vancouver right now and someone overdoses, what is the barrier for them calling 911? Is it the fear of being charged with possession, or is it the fear of being charged with breach of probation? Can you give me an idea—it's probably both—of the relative weight of each. What is the real problem here?