Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m very well aware that the Members have very busy schedules, so I’m not going to ask the Members to read the entire body of work that includes all the statements I made. I want to state that I was one of the few Members on the other side who did not necessarily say that we need a treatment centre was the answer to everything. I said that because I consulted with a lot of people involved in working with people with addictions and a lot of them will tell you that building a treatment centre is not the answer to everything or the answer to a lot of things. It’s nice to have, but something like crack cocaine are very highly addictive and specialized drugs. We have facilities elsewhere that can provide those services better.
On the Hepatitis and other conditions, I want to state that the department has been working really hard to track down and treat those who have STIs. We have hired an extra STI coordinator to address that issue. Tuberculosis cases have all been identified and examined. We have to continue to work on this highly addictive issue area and the work continues.