Finance committee  To start with your last question first, yes, we would like to see that removed. The impact has been very significant, because you're now talking about compounding tax. You're talking about tax on tax. That has already put medicine, which was already very difficult for most patie

Finance committee  Thank you, Chair and the standing committee, for the invitation to appear today. My name is James O'Hara, and I'm the president and CEO of Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana, commonly known as CFAMM. I'm a medical cannabis patient myself. CFAMM is a national non-prof

Finance committee  The implications have been profound, frankly, from the get-go, and they continue to be a significant challenge. You're absolutely right. We hear from patients constantly, day in and day out, about the different challenges they face. Not only are they facing the economic challen

Finance committee  Thank you, Chairman, and members of the committee, for the invitation to speak with you today. Let me get right to it. It's unlikely I'll need my full time today since these are fairly simple and straightforward points that I'll outline for you. The main reason that this govern

Finance committee  Thank you, Jonathan. Hi, my name is James O'Hara, and I'm the President and CEO of Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana. I'm also a former bank vice-president who is now a medical cannabis patient. I have a number of conditions which I successfully treat using medical

Finance committee  Mr. Zaid will start first.