Eric Costen, who has held various senior roles with Health Canada, didn’t willingly attend—he had to be subpoenaed to appear. DULF’s lawyer highlighted how experts have pressed for a non-prescriber safe supply model. DULF lawyer Tim Dickson spent much of Costen’s time on the stand highlighting how numerous experts have pressed for a non-prescriber safe supply model. For much of his testimony, Costen struggled to recall details of his work with Health Canada. He suggested that the government’s politics made approval of non-medical safe supply effectively impossible.