Definition nonlocal (Q: environ->mpred) := True.Ltac check_nonlocal :=
  match goal with
  |  |- nonlocal (local _) => fail 1
  |  |- nonlocal (prop _) => fail 1
  |  |- nonlocal (andp _ _) => fail 1
  |  |- nonlocal (sepcon _ _) => fail 1
  | |- _ => apply I
 end.

Lemma start_canon: forall P, P = do_canon P (PROPx nil (LOCALx nil (SEPx nil ))).