Madam Chair, my colleague is right to bring it up.
For some time now, an average of about 20 people a day have died due to the opioid crisis across the country. That is almost the same number of people who are dying from COVID-19 at present. The crisis has been growing for years.
Fortunately, there are ways to deal with this crisis and to treat people, including through supervised injection sites. Approximately 700,000 people use these sites every year. Thus, thousands of Canadians are protected.
Naturally, there are protocols in place to ensure that the drugs that these people temporarily need are provided in a safe, regulated manner, and to ensure that appropriate services are provided in safe facilities. Community services are offered so they can have the best possible life and make a complete recovery.