Madam Chair, the opioid crisis affects people for different reasons, such as mental health issues or pain. My colleague gave a good explanation earlier, especially with respect to construction workers who suffer serious injuries.
That comment reminded me of a conversation I had a few weeks ago. This person told me that assistance programs, such as workplace injury programs, are now costed by accountants instead of actuaries. Actuaries are the ones who see the long-term impacts on top of the short-term costs.
It may be worth taking a long-term perspective instead of focusing on the money when it comes to helping injured construction workers or people with mental health issues.
I would like to hear my colleague's thoughts on that.