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Health committee  As stated in the legislative backgrounder as well, we have used that example. The scheme set out in Bill C-45 provides for prohibitions, offences, and penalties, and it authorizes activities in relation to cannabis, while at the same time allowing provinces and territories to ena

September 11th, 2017Committee meeting

Diane Labelle

Health committee  The idea here is each exercising their own authorities, right? Parliament has set an upper limit, for example, for 30 grams in public. A province, for its own purposes, could then set it down to 15 grams. Where we have limits to this kind of range has to do with the double aspe

September 11th, 2017Committee meeting

Diane Labelle

Health committee  I believe that ADM Bogden and my colleague Mr. Costen would be quite able to describe the number of measures that are being taken at the moment to set out the framework and to proceed with the implementation. I believe they're in a better position to respond to these questions.

September 11th, 2017Committee meeting

Diane Labelle

Health committee  I would like to mention to the committee that the purpose of protecting youth is carried throughout the proposed approach before you today. For example, if a province enacts legislation addressing the distribution and retail sale of cannabis, it's required to have a prohibition a

September 11th, 2017Committee meeting

Diane Labelle

Public Safety committee  It remains that the exemptions are exemptions to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act is at the federal level. The exemption powers are with respect to exemptions from a federal law. The Supreme Court did not put that into question

October 27th, 2014Committee meeting

Diane Labelle

Public Safety committee  The action by provincial authorities is neither contemplated nor authorized by the CDSA. The minister is not inserting herself into provincial services. She is not asking that these be set up or not set up. The provinces and the local authorities can work towards that goal. Ulti

October 27th, 2014Committee meeting

Diane Labelle

Public Safety committee  We did find that these types of services were health services.

October 27th, 2014Committee meeting

Diane Labelle

Public Safety committee  There is a certain assessment of evidence and information at all levels. In some cases, if evidence or information is not available, it is difficult to see how the minister can arrive at a conclusion. In this case there is a certain amount of information, and I think that this on

October 27th, 2014Committee meeting

Diane Labelle

Public Safety committee  As we already mentioned, the minister has to use the criteria with public health and safety in mind. Everything will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. We will determine if the health and public safety criteria are being met. Finally, the minister understands very well that he

October 27th, 2014Committee meeting

Diane Labelle

Public Safety committee  Briefly, it's to bring about the very purpose of Bill C-2, which is to provide the legislative framework for the minister to exercise her exempting powers in keeping with the direction given by the Supreme Court of Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada didn't take issue with the di

October 27th, 2014Committee meeting

Diane Labelle