HARDLY IN A POSITION TO LECTURE

Mr. Clement impugns the ethics and morality of physicians who support
(or, as I do, work with) supervised injection. His statement
introduces an element of rancour into a painful, complex debate
already characterized by too much emotion and a lack of dispassionate
inquiry.

The minister may legitimately, if shortsightedly, question the
specific harm reduction practice of supervised injection. But he ought
to resign if he cannot tolerate disagreement without personally
attacking health professionals who, under challenging circumstances
and with no help from his government, are attempting to relieve
suffering of which he seems to have no understanding.

Gabor Mate MD

Vancouver