Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thanks to our witnesses, particularly Mr. Louie, Ms. McKay and Mr. Mehaffey, who've come from the other side of the country to be here today. We appreciate your being present and being witnesses.
I'd like to start briefly with you, Mr. O'Hara.
We know that the last BIA was rushed through. There was a mistake made. That was the imposition of the excise tax on medicinal marijuana. I remember sitting around this table and asking this of officials, and the officials weren't even aware of the mistake. However, the government refused to amend the legislation and rammed it through.
What have been the impacts of the government's rush to ram through legislation, even with huge flaws? Are you suggesting that we amend this BIA so that we can remove that excise tax from medicinal cannabis?