I appreciate the member's comments, Mr. Speaker.
That is really the irony of this entire debate by members of the opposition. They opposed the bill right from the beginning, because they wanted the current rules to stay in place. In other words, any applicant could move forward with a supervised injection site, where we know illegal and harmful substances would be consumed by drug addicts, without any consultation with the local police, local health authorities, or local municipal leaders. We do not agree with that, and neither did the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court ruled in 2011. We have debated this for 12 days, for 20 hours. We have been to committee, both the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and I, and it is time for Canadians to have a voice in this matter.