Speaker, in 2020, Denise Sandul placed a single white cross for her son Myles, who she lost to an overdose. Today, Sudbury’s Crosses for Change has more than 244 crosses.

The Office of the Chief Coroner just released its preliminary report, and last year, five northern cities had the highest opioid mortality rates per 100,000 population. Sudbury made the list, along with North Bay, Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, and Timmins.

Last year, 106 people Sudburians died from opioid-related overdoses, and that was an increase from 98. Those are the facts, and the facts don’t lie.

My question is to the Premier. How many people have to die before the Premier admits that the Conservative government’s actions have done nothing to address this crisis?

Do you know who is taking real action, Speaker? Réseau Access Network. Since October, Réseau has been running Sudbury’s supervised consumption site, and every day, they help people and save lives. But without provincial funding, they may not be able to continue beyond the end of this year. Réseau has been waiting to hear about their request for funding since August 2021. That’s one year and nine months ago. They haven’t heard a peep from this government.

My question is, will the Conservative government fund Sudbury’s supervised consumption site so that Réseau can continue to save lives?

Interjections.