Mr. Petit, thank you for that question. I just want to put on the record that Quebec City is my favourite city in Canada. I've been there many times.
I'd also like to introduce you to my daughter, Hapriel, who is sitting at the laptop back here, writing, working on her novel. So, yes, I'm a father. I have two daughters, 16 and 13.
Mr. Petit, drug prohibition doesn't work. As we have practised it for the past century, it has only made worse everything we deplore about drug use and drug addiction. Mandatory minimum sentences don't work. If they worked, if they actually deterred, I would be taking quite a different position. In my opinion, and with great respect, simply saying it sends the right message is lying to the Canadian people.