I think that's an important question. Thank you for it.
One thing we saw was that during COVID, there were 13 different jurisdictions with regard to public health, protocols and everything. The federal government did not have the ability to say to everyone, “Let's play by one plan and do it one way, so that everyone is following the same rules.” The federal government couldn't do that. What we saw was that, because of the spottiness in different provinces regarding the way things were run....
The Criminal Code applies to individuals, persons and facilities. If Quebec has great laws, protocols and legislation, it is purely for Quebec. We are talking about across the country. Pandemics don't respect provincial jurisdictions. Pandemics happen, and our duty is to protect people.