Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Health.
There is a public health emergency in Vancouver's downtown east side. It is an epidemic of HIV infection, particularly among injection drug users, and Vancouver has now had the highest incident rate in the developed world. Death from drug overdoses is the number one killer for men and women aged 30 to 44.
Will the minister commit here and now to show the leadership that is called for in the national action plan?