Public Safety committee  Yes, I myself am one of the 68% who has hepatitis C. I actually won the HIV lottery, as I call it. But, yes, one of the things about HCV rather than HIV is that the disease model is longer, more chronic, and it's going to cost the government.... If they think HIV has been a real

Public Safety committee  I totally agree. I've actually worked with Cactus, the group of people who are investigating. I guess the government has asked Cactus to be the front-line people in Montreal. I've been out to Montreal numerous times and worked with Cactus. You know, one only has to go up to St-Hu

Public Safety committee  I'm going to reiterate what Inspector Scott Thompson just said. It's raising the bar so high that it will never get done. If you read the judgment of the Supreme Court, they again framed it. They said that our right to health has to be balanced with the laws of Canada. If you wen

Public Safety committee  Exactly.

Public Safety committee  It is possible. You remember me from 15 years ago.

Public Safety committee  Anybody who saw me then and who sees me now....

Public Safety committee  Thank you.

Public Safety committee  Thank you, sir.

Public Safety committee  What do you mean by “community”?

Public Safety committee  For sure, but I think everybody's opinion should be given no more weight than the opinion from doctors, or the opinion from the police.

Public Safety committee  I think that's a tough question to ask me, sir. If those people are ignorant about the facts and the way that drug addicts are demonized within the media, such as David Berner's programs on television every week, then we don't have a chance, sir. We wouldn't have a chance, becaus

Public Safety committee  Yes, the community should have—

Public Safety committee  Yes, all sides—

Public Safety committee  Okay, but yes, the community should have a say. Yes, sir.

Public Safety committee  Thank you. I'm glad I'm still alive to be here.