Thank you, Chair.
Staff Sergeant Rowe, I'll continue with you for the two minutes.
We have heard repeated testimony during this study about the intricate links between the drug trade and the firearms trade. I know that in Vancouver and British Columbia we have served as the epicentre for the ongoing opioid crisis. We know that the introduction of substances like fentanyl and carfentanil has increased the toxicity of the drug supply. They are far more addictive and are able to be smuggled in relatively smaller amounts because of their potency.
In the time I have remaining, can you talk a bit about the last six years, what the introduction of carfentanil and fentanyl has done to the drug trade and how that has impacted gang activity in the entire region?