Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Schulz, I appreciate your testimony here today. I don't know whether you've heard my interventions here. I have a brother who lives on the street and is addicted to drugs. I've lost a brother-in-law to overdose, and as a matter of fact I've many family members who are addicted to drugs, and it is.... When you're living it every day you don't know, when that phone rings, whether that's going to be the day you hear that your loved one has been found dead—my brother or brother-in-law—so we relive that each and every day.
Our leader has been very clear that we believe in recovery. We believe that if somebody like you or your son were ready for treatment, that a bed will be there. You don't have to wait six months or show up three days in a row. That's what our leader believes in, and it can be spun every different way.
I do want to thank you for your testimony today, but I want to ask you, do you believe that we should have safe supply of hard drugs like heroin, cocaine, crack or meth on the streets?