No, it is to the contrary, and what we found in consultation with the provinces, when we met with provincial law officials across the country was that they were looking to Ottawa for some kind of leadership. When we were meeting with them, we were saying that this was happening, and they would ask what Ottawa was doing and what the plans were, and say that they would like, if there was a need, to do some complementary legislation. That was a very strong desire that came through, despite being jealous of their prerogatives of looking to have federal leadership on this file. That really struck me throughout the work we have been doing.
On November 17th, 2016. See this statement in context.