Health committee  Actually, we have naloxone because we have what we call a collective prescription from Dr. Massé from the département de santé publique de Montréal. Under this condition, we were able to have this naloxone. It's vials and injections. It's a kit that has everything in it that you need.

Health committee  First, we know that people who are using are hustling for money, so we give out a compensation amount. Let's say, if it's short training, it's $25; and if it's for the whole day, it's $50. That way, we know the person can manage to get their drugs if they need them.

Health committee  We don't give out drugs.

Health committee  The naloxone is in a community group of pharmacists.

Health committee  I think there are five of them, and it's designed so that people can come out of our facility with a card—we issue a competency card—and they go to the pharmacy and get the naloxone. That's how it's being done.

Health committee  At this moment it's paid for through the département de santé publique, so it's the ministry. It was a trial for the first year; with the results, a second year; and now we're on the third year.

Health committee  No, we don't carry safe injection sites. People can use in our facility. It's there. We have supervision training and we're able to answer to those.

Health committee  No, we can't test drugs right now, because we could be arrested for holding the drugs.

Health committee  Thank you.

Health committee  I can stay a few more minutes.

Health committee  Yes, Mr. Chair, I have a comment, and I would like to make it before I have to go. I have to leave, and there might not be questions for me, so I'd like to comment on what's being said, if I can.

Health committee  First, I want to say something. I came here with an approach to react to overdoses, but in our facility we have a drop-in centre with peers and community workers, and we also have apartments. We reach out to people who are homeless. We try to bring them to treatment and also into a program that runs over three years with a plan of action to change.

Health committee  As I was presented, my name is Mr. Guy-Pierre Lévesque. I am the founder of the organization Méta d'Âme, which is a peer-led organization. At our facility we are all peers, people who did or are still using opioids. We initiated a program, starting in 2013, called PROFAN. We call it Aller plus loin, or going further.