From the start, this bill was meant to be the beginning of a conversation, the beginning of a collaborative approach, in which multiple levels of government and interested parties sit down at the table and come up with a plan that works. They would look at successes, look at failures, and come up with a strategy that is respectful of all of the multiple jurisdictions, of all levels of government. That's the genesis of this. The plan from the start was to respect those other levels of government and to work with them to come up with a strategy that works and that Canadians back, support, and expect from us.
On November 15th, 2016. See this statement in context.