Thank you, Ms. Boivin.
We consulted people from Revenue Canada, from the Department of Finance, from the Department of Public Security and from the Department of Justice. Our consultations were with government bodies only. We also consulted with the RCMP.
I will now talk about the overlap of the offence contained in the Excise Act of 2001 and the offence contained in Bill C-10. Some activities are similar, including the sale, of course, but this bill does not contain minimum sentences, which are found in the 2001 Excise Tax Act. However, the 2001 Excise Tax Act contains minimum fines for that offence. Under the 2001 Excise Tax Act, only the federal government may prosecute this offence, whereas under Bill C-10, the federal government and the provinces may do so.
That is the gist of it.