I think it's our understanding that it would positively impact marginalized communities more than anyone else, because I think they are also disproportionately experiencing many negative outcomes because of social and health inequities. For example, in B.C., while only 3.4% of the population is indigenous, over 10% of the overdoses from opiates are in that community. I think being able to ensure a standard across Canada would say that we're going to be including this important information.
It's especially important in Canada. Because of a lack of mental health services, we probably have more people showing up in jails and prisons and for sentencing due to mental health challenges, and they're disproportionately from marginalized communities. Understanding that there might have been some other issues going on that were related to the disturbance of the peace—or whatever they're being charged with—could give the people making the sentencing decisions the information to help them triage it into something that's much more effective, much less costly, and much less of a burden on not only the criminal justice system but also Canadian citizens.