Madam Chair, I want to be very clear. The government is not looking at legalizing or decriminalizing any illegal drugs. Cannabis has already been addressed in Canada. As I said earlier, decriminalization does not ensure a safe quality supply of drugs. However, we are making much easier for care providers and others to get expanded access to alternative drugs other than opioids.
We have expanded access to methadone, opioid replacement therapies and diacetylmorphine, which is a pharmaceutical grade heroin, to try to provide alternative solutions for people with opioid addictions. Those are the steps we are taking.