Health committee  No, not at all.

Health committee  It's the converse. What I was saying was that this would be one example of an exclusion to the right to participate that I would suggest. In fact there are already a number of different grounds for refusing a licence under the ACMPR. Affiliations with organized crime is one of th

Health committee  It stands alone, separate and apart from any involvement in the illicit drug trade. For sure this exclusion should stand and should carry forward. I was speaking more to participation in the illicit market in and of itself, in the absence of these other factors.

Health committee  I agree. The amendments to the bill itself would be minimal to provide for that. Again, I'm not privy to where things stand with the drafting of the regulations, but what I had understood from various government representatives who have spoken to this issue is that they were just

Health committee  I would think so. We can learn from their experiences and their mistakes and take advantage of that learning curve they've already been on. I agree with you.

Health committee  That is essentially what we're doing. My understanding is that the supply for the recreational market will come from the existing licensed producers that are licensed under the medical cannabis regime. Those applications continue to be processed, and they continue to be filed, an

Health committee  I'd have to dig it out to see exactly how it's worded, but there is a certain tolerance for prior marijuana-related offences.

Health committee  Sure.

Health committee  I guess I'm taking a practical approach to this. These people are not just going to disappear. They're clearly prepared to put their personal liberty at stake now. Some of it is opportunistic, admittedly. Some people just passionately believe in the benefits of this plant. They w

Health committee  I believe Mr. Keith already touched upon this. Obviously an employer has a duty to accommodate to the point of undue hardship. In the absence of legislative amendments, employers will be needing to do that through policies within their workplace. I think one of the interesting i

Health committee  It should be. My understanding is that this is the intention, and it's more of a timing issue than anything else as to why that's not included right now. My concern is that throwing millions of dollars at enforcement is not going to solve the problem of the black market and disp

Health committee  Mr. Chairman and committee members, thank you for having me here today. I'm going to approach the panel topic of workplace safety from a different perspective, from the employee perspective, and specifically from the perspective of a specific group of employees, those being the

Health committee  Ms. Baxter was going to begin, if that's okay.