I would absolutely agree, in the sense that this excise tax is using patients to build this new legalized program. Patients have already been suffering with the continued application of GST/HST. That situation means that six out of 10 Canadians who use cannabis for medical purposes can't afford their full dose. That number is unfathomable.
This government is considering pharmacare because one in 10 Canadians can't afford prescription medications. Then they go around and apply an excise tax to medical cannabis when six in 10 Canadians can't afford a dose. That makes no sense.