Thank you for the question.
On Friday I announced that we're going to do a consultation on the medical marijuana access program. Our government is very concerned that the current program is open to abuse. The changes we're proposing will reduce the risk of abuse and keep neighbourhoods, children, and families safe while significantly improving the program participants' access to marijuana.
We heard loud and clear from the Canadian Federation of Municipalities, the fire departments, and the police officers that there is abuse in this program and that we need to address the public safety aspect of it and at the same time ensure that patients who require access to the program continue to have access to it.
In the past we were dealing with some backlogs with the program. We've addressed that. On Friday I made the announcement that we will be moving forward to consult Canadians on the revisions in addressing a better balance between patient needs and public safety.
Thank you.