Mr. Speaker, my colleague mentioned that he is from Quebec. My riding is in Quebec too.
His kids are 12 and 14. I have four children. They are 25, 23, 21, and 18. High-schoolers can easily get marijuana. Kids know where to find it. The current system is not working.
Consultations were held in my riding. Unlike in the rest of Canada, where 21% of kids under 18 have used marijuana, in Quebec that number is 50%. We cannot do nothing. We need to provide a legal framework for marijuana, and that is the purpose of this bill.
I would suggest to my colleagues that they ask their children if they have ever had access to marijuana. They will find that they have.