Thank you, Chair.
There have been media reports that law enforcement is still unaware of the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act, which became law in the spring, so that they've charged people with possession by accident, only to have the charges reversed. Everyone who assiduously hung on every word of my member's statement earlier in the House will know that today the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council released a wallet card and fact sheet funded by the the Law Foundation of Ontario. This information will be provided to people who use drugs; service providers and volunteer organizations serving people at risk of, experiencing, or witnessing an overdose emergency; and stakeholders in health, social services, government, and law enforcement across Ontario.
Minister, can you explain what efforts Health Canada is undertaking to promote the provisions of the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act more broadly across Canada, so that drug users and law enforcement are well informed?