Madam Speaker, I thank the parliamentary secretary for his words, but I extend an invitation to him right here and now. If he and the Minister of Health want to come to my riding, they have an open invitation. I would be happy to introduce them to the Cowichan leadership group, which is made up of local political representatives from across the political spectrum.
I can say that we all, including the local mayors, the CVRD, the MLA and Island Health, stand united as a community in asking our federal government to do more. We have gone through this crisis over the last four years. The problem is a daily reminder.
I plead with him to listen to those in my community and local business groups when they say that we have a national health emergency. We need to move on with decriminalization and extend the provision of a safe supply of drugs. Our community needs this. I do not want to see any more people in my community harmed by this crisis. We need the federal government to step up.