Thank you, Chair.
I first want to thank our witnesses for being here.
Mr. and Mrs. Hedican, I know our condolences are little comfort to you, but please know that they come from.... I share your anger. I share your frustration as someone who has witnessed my brother on the street for far too long gripped in this crisis. I lost a brother-in-law to overdose.
While we may differ in our views, I can tell you that my frustration lies with the billions of dollars that have been spent, yet we still continue to lose people like my brother-in-law, your son and nephew. I just want you to know that I share your anger and frustration. I think that we should be doing this in a better way.
I will direct my questions to Chief Truong.
Chief Truong, British Columbia has walked back their decriminalization experiment. We had retired RCMP superintendent Wright here a couple of weeks ago. He said that the decriminalization experiment was the worst public policy decision in B.C.'s history when it comes to crime and disorder. Would you agree with that?
Would you agree that if London were to go forward with decriminalization, it would increase crime and disorder in your community?