Justice committee  I'm not going to make suppositions that way.

Justice committee  I'm not an expert in interlock devices.

Justice committee  I cannot comment on that. I'm not an expert.

Justice committee  I'm not an expert in that.

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to reply to the member that while I don't know all the international statistics, we do have very high levels here. When you look at past use in the last year, depending on the study, you'll see levels above 30%, in terms of youth.

Justice committee  It appears that it's going up.

Justice committee  I absolutely agree that a public education campaign is certainly not the sole piece. As I mentioned, it took a multi-faceted, targeted approach at multiple levels of government to be able to do that, but the point I was making is that it did not take six months. It took decades t

Justice committee  You cannot regulate it. That is correct.

Justice committee  The addition that I suggested was that I believe there is not a provision in the bill for a targeted campaign on driving. There is some money. There's a provision in Bill C-45. From what I understand the amount of money that has been set aside is not gigantic. I really believe th

Justice committee  I think it could be part of the bill, certainly from what I'm hearing today.

Justice committee  I would like to reply to the member that this is the case. I would have to say that to have the public health education campaign that is required to reverse the rising increase in use in half a year would be a miracle. I know that. I've looked at the tender from Health Canada, an

Justice committee  No, I don't think it's consistent. When I wrote my editorial, that was one of the things that I highlighted in it. I am concerned that by allowing people to grow at home, we have no control over the quality, the concentration, or its diversion. I don't think it's consistent with

Justice committee  Mr. Chair and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the invitation to present to you this evening on Bill C-46. I'm a family physician and interim editor-in-chief of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, of CMAJ Open and the CMAJ Group. Just to be clear at th