Sure. Regarding safe supply, absolutely, there have been calls for years for a safe supply since the overdose crisis began in 2016-17. As I mentioned, there have been about 1,000 deaths now, so it's really a horrifying crisis. Safe supply is a very essential way to address that. We'd like to see that extended. There's been no notice nor confirmation that this will be a permanent program. It was implemented for the pandemic and it might be pandemic-specific. Certainly we'd like to see that made permanent.
As I mentioned, many aspects of the pandemic contributed to that overdose spike because of less use of overdose prevention sites and lockdowns in buildings where people are isolated and not able to be with a friend or use safely with a friend. That safe supply is really essential and absolutely should be made permanent and extended into other cities.
We know these things, again, happen everywhere in B.C. and across the country. There are tent cities; there's homelessness. It's happening everywhere, and the overdose issue happens everywhere as well. Safe supply is one very specific measure that will really do a lot to address that.