Justice committee  I can answer that. We certainly have serious concerns about drugs behind the wheel, precisely because science is not at that level yet. In one of the previous groups of witnesses, someone pointed out that it is not yet possible to determine intoxication scientifically and to spe

Justice committee  Personally, I believe that the provisions must be made as harsh as possible. That can still be done. The time is right.

Justice committee  Mr. Chair, honourable members, we welcome the opportunity to address this panel and to comment on the amendments to the Criminal Code, particularly as they relate to drug-impaired driving. Drug Free Kids Canada is a non-profit organization devoted to educating parents about drugs

Health committee  I totally agree. I think regulation has to be important. How is it going to be sold? Where is it going to be sold? What are the contents? What about edibles? Where is it going to be consumed, publicly or in the house? Are we going to allow parents to smoke pot in their cars when

Health committee  The parents have to take the responsibility.

Health committee  One caveat we have to make with cannabis is with regard to drug-impaired driving. In that particular case, as far as I'm concerned, impaired is impaired. We have to make it clear to everybody that whether you're smoking pot or drinking alcohol, or worse, the mix of the two, you s

Health committee  I agree.

Health committee  We know prohibition hasn't worked, so I think we need to do something else. I think getting to the root cause is one of the solutions, but also it's to break down those myths. When kids say to their parents, “Well, it's just a natural plant, Mom”, well that's when the parent has

Health committee  I think, as long as it's evidence-based, because kids are smart.... They can go and find out, and if they smell that it's BS, then they're not going to—

Health committee  Yes, exactly. It has to be totally evidence based. I totally agree. Certainly, marketing should be out of the question. Right now, we are seeing medical cannabis companies sponsoring concerts of rappers and giving it a bit of a lifestyle thing. To me, this is a huge no-no, beca

Health committee  Correct...it's the Bell Centre now.

Health committee  I think trying to unscramble that egg at this point, mostly—

Health committee  The harms from alcohol, as I think we'd all agree, are huge to society, just like we know that the health impact of tobacco was hugely difficult. We know there are some dangers and risks with cannabis, so let's not fall into the trap of alcohol.

Health committee  No.

Health committee  Every time we prepare a campaign, we conduct tests using a sample of at least 300 parents. We make sure to include a range of respondents to obtain the best possible results and to achieve our objective with this target group. In the case of certain communities at risk, however,