I'm not aware of the Attorney General's comment. I do know that the Province of British Columbia acknowledges that there is diversion of safer supply drugs, just as there is with other prescribed drugs. In the case of Prince George, we have direct evidence, which has led to criminal charges, identifying safer supply drugs that have been diverted and were seized in conjunction with a multitude of other illicit substances.
I think that to move forward in dealing with the diversion of drugs, whether they be safer supply or prescribed drugs, we first have to be well educated to be able to identify them properly. Once we determine that they may be diverted safer supply drugs, we need to know where they have been diverted from, if that wasn't made evident in the investigation. If they are coming from a particular outlet, we need to work with our health authorities to find out where the cracks are and how those drugs are being diverted.
If they are being transported by a criminal network from elsewhere in the province, we need to know where they originated, and then we can work with the health authorities to identify problematic users who may be diverting their safer supply and trading in the illicit drug market.