Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Listening to your remarks and reading about the opioid crisis, especially in Sioux Lookout, makes me dizzy. I am not making a pun. We are talking about naloxone as a quick treatment to save a life in an emergency. This is nonetheless a short-term solution.
The situation in Sioux Lookout is nothing new. It has not been going on for a week, two weeks, a month or since we noticed the crisis. Studies show that it dates back to 2013 and perhaps even earlier.
I am interested to know the causes of this crisis. We must of course have a short-term plan to save lives immediately. We also need a long-term plan to change the situation so that we do not see the same problems in two years or five years from now.
I would like to hear your views on this. What is your plan for the medium and long term? What do you expect from the government? What has been done already that did not work and what in your opinion might work? In short, we have to consult you and we have to change things. There is no point doing the same things that may not have worked. I would like your comments on that.
I know that five minutes for questions is very little time to discuss it, but we have to look at this.
Thank you.
Ms. Hopkins, I think you wanted to say something.