Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First, Dr. Ellis is clearly conflating decriminalization with drug use in public spaces.
Second, the government of British Columbia didn't request an end to decriminalization. Rather, it asked that its request be reviewed.
Regarding the motion, since the minister has already appeared before the committee and there will be a four‑hour committee of the whole in the House before the end of the month, and given our upcoming trip next week during which we'll have the opportunity to meet people on the ground and ask all our questions, I suggest amending the motion to read as follows: “that the study of the opioid epidemic and the toxic drug crisis in Canada be extended by two meetings to invite further witnesses.”