Mr. Nick Glynn:

Police do not want to be dealing with addiction. It is not their job and they do not see it as their job. For me it is an opportunity to shift resources. Addiction services and harm-reduction services are often the first to be cut when resources are tight and yet it seems there are always resources and money available to buy the latest kit and equipment to carry on with the war on drugs. This is an opportunity to divest some of that financial resource and that emphasis away from the criminal law and into harm reduction and education. It is also an opportunity to have some patience and to give time to the addiction services that deal with those deep-rooted challenges people have, which can be generational and are not fixed in a day, a month or a year. In my initial statement, I spoke about giving these different approaches time to succeed but also the resources and the political support they need to succeed, which is also crucial.