They absolutely should be released because they represent public expenditures that are directly related to a highly controversial set of drug policies that are really only active in Canada, so we absolutely need greater transparency.
I would add that we need greater transparency on the flow of public and private funds into organizations like the BCCSU. Our standards for reporting in comparison to the U.S. Sunshine Act are relatively lax. We need to understand better how funds are flowing through organizations like the BCCSU into community groups that are allied with their advocacy like VANDU, DULF and many others and how pharmaceutical funds are augmenting those monies in order to pursue what appears to be a concerted agenda.