I'll call our meeting back to order.
This is meeting number 68 of the Standing Committee on Health in the 42nd Parliament.
Pursuant to the order of reference of Thursday, June 8, 2017, we're studying Bill C-45, an act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other acts.
We welcome our guests. The focus of our meeting on this panel is municipalities: the impact on municipalities and the challenges they will face.
From the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, we have Ms. Lisa Holmes, president. From Cannabis Culture, we have Jodie and Marc Emery. By video conference, from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, we have Brock Carlton, chief executive officer, along with his friend, Bill Karsten, second vice-president. Mr. Karsten is also a councillor from the Halifax Regional Municipality. They're both in Fort McMurray, and we'll be hearing from them shortly.
Welcome to you all.
The way we start is we offer each organization 10 minutes for an opening statement, and then we go to questions.
We'll start, in the order that I introduced you, with the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association.
Mayor Holmes, you have 10 minutes.