Thank you very much.
First off, let me say thank you to all the witnesses for your presentations, and in particular, in recognition of the first responders and the hard work you do in our community.
By way of background, I'm the MP for Vancouver East, in which the Downtown Eastside is located. I have a special appreciation for the first responders there and for the community, which is hard at work in trying to deal with this ongoing crisis.
Back in the 1990s, there was a declaration of a health emergency. That's when we pushed for the first supervised injection facility. Since that time, we now have a second round with a health emergency, with fentanyl and the stats that you presented to us, Mr. Coleman. It is indeed shocking, even for someone who has known the community for a very long time. To that end, I want to say first off on the question around harm reduction that the work you do is extremely important because, as we know, dead people don't detox. That's what we need to get to, and it is a medical health crisis.
On that issue in terms of going forward, knowing the crisis that's before us and that is going through the entire country, what can the federal government do to address this issue? What action do we need to ensure that the federal government undertakes to work in collaboration with the provincial and municipal levels of government, the NGOs, and the community on the ground?