Mr. Speaker, it seems that my colleague is adding provisions to the bill that simply are not there. This bill is in response to a Supreme Court decision stipulating that the bill must explicitly set out the consultations that are to be held in communities.
These consultations include local police forces, municipalities and health agencies. That is important. This needs to be explicitly set out. Right now, it is not clear how one goes about obtaining an exemption from the Minister of Health. The Supreme Court ruled on exactly that. There must be consultations. In the words of the Supreme Court:
Nor is it an invitation for anyone who so chooses to open a facility for drug use under the banner of a “safe injection facility”.
This is not carte blanche. Consultations must be held with people in the community before these sites can be opened. It makes sense to consult the community.