Madam Speaker, this morning, at the meeting of the Standing Committee on Health, a mother who lost her daughter to this toxic drug crisis told us the following:
I have shared my story for years on behalf of my daughter...yet the deaths caused by the toxic drug supply continue. As a country we have regressed significantly, especially in the way harm reduction has been vilified. As a country, we have regressed significantly, including in how harm reduction has been demonized. Instead of being recognized as a vital tool in saving lives and supporting people who use drugs, harm reduction has faced increasing stigma, misinformation, and political resistance.
My colleague heard the mind-boggling speech given by the previous Conservative member. Is that not exactly what we are witnessing, the exploitation of human misery for political gain?