Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank our three witnesses for being here.
One of the advantages of living in a country like Canada is that there are three levels of government. Co-operation among the governments is always a challenge, but it is also a great advantage.
The federal level being what it is, and the provincial and municipal levels being what they are, our challenges and advantages are precisely that we can trust each other and work together to improve legislation. The federal government provides a framework, based on a vision to be able, in this case, to legislate on cannabis. When this new legislation applies more locally, provincial autonomy is particularly important.
Mr. Dickie, you said that eastern Canada, western Canada, Ontario and Quebec were facing different challenges. Isn't it true that they can legislate according to the will of the province in order to adjust this legislation in terms of the number of plants, particularly for dwellings? Already some apartment owners prohibit their renters from having pets or from smoking. Some cities prohibit ownership of pitbulls. There has been some heated debate about pitbulls recently in Quebec.
There is municipal autonomy and provincial autonomy. I would like to hear what you have to say in this regard. Do you think that this autonomy could help to solve more specific problems?