First, I want to thank all the witnesses for their testimony. I'd especially like to congratulate Superintendent Wright on his retirement. Thank you for your service to Canada.
I'll start with my questions.
In 2016 in British Columbia, a public health emergency was declared due to the significant increase in drug-related overdoses and deaths. We know that fentanyl and synthetic opioids have been the driving force in the crisis. In fact, the B.C. coroner says that 79% of deaths related to toxic overdoses are caused by fentanyl—fentanyl is found in them.
Retired Superintendent Wright, there was the recent bust of a superlab up in your neighbourhood in Prince George that prevented 95 million hits of fentanyl from hitting the streets, which is significant. Can you speak about why you think law enforcement has been unable to stop the flow of fentanyl and the harm it has caused to communities despite the significant investment in resources? Why can't police really stop fentanyl superlabs? How many do you think there are out there?