Thank you.
Mr. Blackmer, we really appreciate the advocacy that your group is doing. I note that the Government of Ontario recently appointed an overdose coordinator. This is the first province that has taken that position, to put someone in the role of developing surveillance and reporting systems, to gather data on overdose deaths and to make informed decisions about patient care.
Do you believe that the federal government should follow suit by tasking our chief public health officer with coordinating a national response to the opioid overdose crisis?