Health committee  I know of it.

Health committee  That would be under the Health Canada regulations.

Health committee  No, I did not.

Health committee  Of course I do. Perry Kendall was the provincial health officer in British Columbia.

Health committee  I meet with him regularly.

Health committee  That's not correct.

Health committee  Not that I'm aware of right now.

Health committee  He has had in the past, I believe.

Health committee  No, that's not correct.

Health committee  Thank you for that. I think that is one of the challenges that we face that is most critical. I'm particularly concerned and have been for some time. The data has shown that the issues of mental health and anxiety in young people in particular have gone up dramatically throughout the period of the pandemic.

Health committee  Data has shown over the years that if you force treatment, or a treatment is done when people aren't ready, that can leave them more at risk when they have relapses or when they leave treatment. As well, doing that undermines the relationship of trust they may have, particularly with their health care providers.

Health committee  We have to recognize that this is a symptom of unmet needs. We know that there are many different types of people sharing their drugs with others who don't have access to systems. We have heard that this has happened. It happened before we had our prescribed supply program and it continues to happen.

Health committee  It's the toxic drugs that are on the street right now.

Health committee  It's the toxic drugs that are on the street right now.

Health committee  You will have known that the chief coroner just put out a report on that this week. While hydromorphone, which comes from a variety of different sources, was there in a small percentage of young people who died, it was not the sole substance found and was not the cause of death.