Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my NDP colleague for his question, and I congratulate him on his understanding of the issue.
Many studies have shown that supervised injection facilities were good for the public, that they improved public safety and that they were less costly for taxpayers, who must pay for hospitals and emergency centres. Taxpayers also pay the salaries of police officers.
To explain how much these facilities help people, I will say that in one year, 2,171 InSite users were referred to addictions counselling and other support services in order to get off drugs. Those who used InSite at least weekly were 1.7 times more likely to enrol in a detox program than those who visited only rarely.
These statistics show that this kind of facility can help people get off drugs and become productive members of society.