Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague, who has been working closely with me on mental health issues for many years. We both understand that the Canadian government has a document for a Canadian substitute strategy. It says we have a coordinated, integrated, compassionate approach, but guess what. There is no plan with a timeline and no money behind it. It means nothing without that, absolutely nothing. It is pie in the sky. What the government needs to do is roll out a plan.
The government had an auto theft summit. I am not saying auto theft is not important, but the fact that the government has never had a summit on the toxic drug crisis demonstrates the stigma right there. It demonstrates the stigma of the government not seeing this crisis as the crisis it truly is. It is the leading cause of death under the age of 59 in my home province of British Columbia. The federal government has failed to lead when it comes to tackling this crisis that is affecting people right across this country.