The federal government, as it has jurisdiction over criminal law under the Constitution Act of 1867, also has constitutional jurisdiction over federally regulated workplaces. My recommendations go to those federal workplaces. I think also, because of what the chief justice said to me in the Irving case, because of the lack of leadership and a legislative framework, even though it touches only 8% or 9% of the employees in Canada, it is critical for the same government that opens the door to actually put a gate around the precipice that people might fall into once they go through the door, if I can use that metaphor.
It also will provide needed leadership to provinces, especially smaller provinces that don't have the resources of the federal government, to look carefully at the health and safety implications.
There is no legal right recognized by any court for a worker to come to work impaired, hide that fact, cause injury to himself or herself or someone else, or kill a member of the public. To suggest the federal government shouldn't be involved in putting a legislative framework around the broader use of cannabis I think is reckless.