Health committee  None would be acceptable in that circumstance.

Health committee  None of us want our youth to be taking drugs. We know that taking prescription drugs is something we have seen for many years in young people. That's often where people start.

Health committee  I think what you have to do is separate between legal use, and that is under the purview of Health Canada—

Health committee  What I have always said and what I continue to say is that prohibition is one of the leading causes of the issues that we're in right now, and that legalizing and regulating is one way to manage the illegal and toxic drug crises that we're dealing with.

Health committee  The French translation came on in the middle of.... I couldn't....

Health committee  I'll go to the second question first because I think that is a really important thing, and that is one of the recommendations that came out of my report. Yes, injectable therapy is working for some people. It's very difficult to get into. There are a very small number in terms of access to programs, but we also know that people's use of drugs has changed over time, and people are not injecting as frequently.

Health committee  He was the provincial health officer. That's correct.

Health committee  I believe he was involved with it. I don't know the exact nature. He was involved with it. He is no longer involved with it.

Health committee  As far as I am aware, he is no longer involved.

Health committee  You must remember that any importation of drugs into Canada is done under Health Canada.

Health committee  I do know Mark Tyndall.

Health committee  That's correct.

Health committee  That's correct.

Health committee  I don't remember the name of it. It could be.

Health committee  From biometric machines, I believe so, yes.