I really appreciate that question about the science, because it has been very confusing and disturbing to see the way that some of the debates have played out.
To begin, many of the citations that you provided preceded 2020 and were from the very early days of the development of the body of evidence on safer supply. Since 2020, it's doubled. In fact, some of the strongest evidence has emerged in about the last six to 12 months. Our team is obviously at the forefront of producing evidence in British Columbia, where we are seeing positive impacts.
Yes, I stand by my statement. After a review of over 40 studies, the findings were overwhelmingly positive. What I really want to urge this committee to do is separate ideology from evidence. I don't think any of my colleagues wouldn't say we need more treatment, yet we know there are still challenges with treatment. People come out of treatment and do relapse. We need to look at what kind of comprehensive system we're creating instead of creating these ongoing tensions.
I'll stop there if you have a follow-up.