Mr. Chair, I trust in the sincerity of the member when he says that this is a public health crisis and that we need to put all options on the table to address it because thousands of Canadians are losing their lives.
The member said that he does not have all the answers. I certainly do not have all the answers either, but I know that health professionals have the answers. Health professionals, whether it is mental health professionals through the Canadian Mental Health Association or our chief medical officers, all say that providing treatment options is the first step and that once we have treatment options in place, it is incredibly important to ensure that people are accessing treatment options, which means ensuring there is not the stigma associated with seeking treatment. It means we have to move it out of the criminal system and into the health system.
If we want to save lives and put all options on the table, is the Conservative member willing to say that we should treat drug use as a health issue and move it out of the criminal system and into the health system where it belongs?