Mr. Chair, our government has been very clear that substance use is a health issue, not one of criminality. We know that there is a role for law enforcement to play and to be at all tables. In fact, the member opposite may not realize that when I was the author of the Thunder Bay drug strategy, law enforcement played a very important role in creating that strategy and was an important partner at the table.
We know that problematic substance use is best met with compassion and with treatment, and indeed with culturally appropriate treatment.