Yes, and I think I mentioned that to you before we started: If I could take him to a clinic here in Ottawa where he would get an injection, whether it's two or three times a day, most definitely I would.
I also want to clarify that I'm not in support of decriminalizing [Inaudible—Editor]...this is just another path. I'm not a supporter of that either. The police do need to have a means.... I have seen the proliferation on Rideau Street and in the Byward market, of all these people, because there's a safe injection site right next to Recovery Care. It's not working; you cannot normalize drug use.
I was there on Friday and I had to go to the drugstore to get something. I'm not a fearful person and I get to know all these people who are diverting and using right in front of the clinic, in front of all the tourists and parents walking by with kids. This guy, he's always got a big stick and he's higher than a kite—you can see that and he's twirling it and sometimes he gets angry. I'm gauging the situation: do I walk around him? Do I wait? Do I go somewhere? Why am I supposed to be dealing with this? Is this safe supply? Is this what decriminalization will do? Safe injection, I support but why are they doing everything out in the open if safe injection and safe supply are working?