Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all the presenters. There's some very good discussion here today. I'm certainly learning a few things.
I represent the Northwest Territories. Regarding freight costs, I wanted to say that we run our alcohol distribution through a liquor commission in the Northwest Territories, and cannabis is going to be run through the same commission. We already have a lot of controversy over subsidizing the price of alcohol. We have alcohol landing in a far north community and it's cheaper there than in the south. We have a lot people raising eyebrows.
I think we're going to have the same problem when it comes to cannabis. I don't have the same concern when it comes to medical marijuana, because I know the benefits of the use of medical marijuana.
I have a couple of questions. First of all, I understand the tax issue. We were looking at not having any sort of tax, no GST, no HST. We'll treat this as a prescription drug rather than an over-the-counter drug. I'm assuming that's where we're going with this. That's my first question, if you could respond to that.
Second, I want your opinion on the conference that was held in Toronto at the end of April, where physicians discussed whether doctors should continue to prescribe marijuana if it becomes legal for all. If they didn't do that, what would some of the fallout be?
There's a number of you that focus on—maybe I could get Annie to respond, and maybe the Canadians for Fair Access and Cannabis Canada could talk about the issues as well.