Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to all the witnesses.
Mr. Strang, I want to start with you. I want to quote from the final report of the task force on cannabis legalization and regulation:
Canada's governments, and many other organizations, will need to work quickly to prepare for the implementation of the new system, increasing or developing capacity in many areas relating to production, distribution and retail, quality control and enforcement, and research and surveillance. This increase in capacity will require new resources (human and financial), enhancements to existing institutions and the creation of new ones. Having all elements in place will be necessary for the proper functioning of the regime.
Some provinces are saying they'll have difficulty being fully prepared for the legalization of cannabis on July 1. Given that many of the capacities that I just mentioned will fall to the provinces, does Nova Scotia have any concerns in this regard?