Thank you.
My question is addressed either to Ms. Beauchesne or to Mr. Rosenthal, who is a lawyer. In the province of Quebec, when an automobile accident is caused by a criminal driving under the effect of alcohol—because drugs are not yet included in the legislation—who kills someone and injures himself, even though he is responsible and has pleaded guilty, the Automobile Insurance Board, which is a provincial Crown corporation, pays him an allowance throughout his prison term for the lasting effects of his injuries.
Second of all, I am talking about drugs that are much more powerful than marijuana—such as cocaine, and so on—although you seem to be obsessed with marijuana. I would like to present a possible scenario in Quebec and Ontario. At the present time, if someone smokes a cigarette in a public place and is found guilty, he receives a fine of at least $50. However, you are telling us that if someone smokes marijuana in a public place, then gets into his car and drives down the highway, he should not be prosecuted or convicted. You seem to have some reluctance where marijuana is concerned, but does that reluctance extend to all drugs? That is my first question for you, Mr. Rosenthal.