To be honest, I think it would be a step in the right direction. I think it would be a small step, but it would be a step in the right direction.
I would have concerns, because of evidence that comes from Australia, of a net-widening effect. That would be my concern as a social researcher. When a few states in Australia tried this in the first place, they actually saw an increase in the number of cannabis-related charges because police found it easier to hand out tickets than to write up a whole case arrest form.
But I think anything that takes a step to remove the criminal penalties associated with behaviour that otherwise doesn't have a significant public health or public safety impact on Canadians, and that is widely supported by Canadians, I think is a step in the right direction.