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41st Parliament of Canada Cannabis StanceHow does your Member of Parliament feel about Cannabis Prohibition?

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Official Party stance: Use of Marijuana should not be legal, but consequences of possession and sales should be minimized.

30 July 2014 - “No statement found”ontheweb.ca

http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2013/12/andrew-cash.html

Andrew Cash, MPNew Democratic Party of Canada(416) 654-8048

[email protected]

twitter.com/Cash4TOfacebook.com/cashfortorontoyoutube.com/AndrewCashMP

Davenport (Ontario)



The flyer refers to a Liberal party resolution stating marijuana should be legalized because current enforcement policy “is not working.” Resources spent on enforcement haven’t stopped young people from getting access to the drug, so the party believes it’s best to focus resources on regulation and education, as is done with tobacco, to try to discourage marijuana use, said Chan, a lawyer.Sales of marijuana to young people would still be illegal, as would trafficking, under the Liberal plan.“This is about taking the criminal element out” of the marijuana business, said Chan, insisting he would not encourage people to smoke marijuana, a drug with “serious health repercussions.”

Official Party stance: Marijuana should be legalized and regulated

Jun 19, 2014 - “Former MP Karygiannis says Conservatives have misrepresented his views on the Liberal Party in campaign flyer:Justin Trudeau’s position on legalizing marijuana highlighted in Scarborough-Agincourt federal byelection”By Mike Adler - Scarborough Mirrorhttp://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/4589982-former-mp-karygiannis-says-conservatives-have-misrepresented-his-views-on-the-liberal-party-in-campa/

Arnold Chan, MP - Scarborough--Agincourt

Ontario(Liberal)

Chris Charlton, MPNew Democratic Party of Canada(905) 574-3331

[email protected]

twitter.com/ChrisCharltonMPfacebook.com/ChrisCharltonNDPyoutube.com/chrischarltonmp




http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2013/12/chris-charlton.html

Hamilton Mountain (Ontario)

Sylvain Chicoine, MPNew Democratic Party of Canada(450) 691-7044

[email protected]

twitter.com/sylvainchicoinefacebook.com/SylvainChicoineNPDyoutube.com/ChicoineSylvainNPD


Official Party stance: Use of Marijuana should not be legal, but consequences of possession and sales

should be minimized.


http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2013/12/sylvain-chicoine.html

Châteauguay—Saint-Constant (Quebec)

Robert Chisholm, MPNew Democratic Party of Canada(902) 462-6453

[email protected]

twitter.com/RobertNDPfacebook.com/RobertChisholmNDPyoutube.com/RobertNDP




http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2013/12/robert-chisholm.html

Dartmouth—Cole Harbour (Nova Scotia)

“While the NDP continues to want the very scary carbon tax, which would raise pumpkin prices and suck money out of the pockets of Canadians, the Liberal leader is even more spooky. He has a treat for potheads in his plan for legalizing marijuana, very scary; no plan for the economy, very scary; no plan for victims of crime, very scary; no plan for consumers, very scary. Canadians are not tricked. However, the scariest thing about the spooky Liberal leader, which even the count is afraid of, is that he has no plans for Canada; very, very scary.”

Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.

October 31st, 2013 / 11:15 a.m. - “Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada: Statements By Members”OpenParliament.cahttp://openparliament.ca/debates/2013/10/31/corneliu-chisu-1/only/

Corneliu Chisu - MP Pickering—

Scarborough East (Conservative)

“Well, the current system produces those “crackpot” candidates. In the last 10 years, I can recall candidates who were smoking marijuana as they drove their vehicles through the streets of the Lower Mainland in Vancouver.”


December 3, 2013, 6:17 pm - “Balance of power: MP Michael Chong on fixing the relationship between MPs and their leaders (with video)”By Andrew Coyne - Canada.comhttp://o.canada.com/news/national/balance-of-power-mp-michael-chong-on-fixing-the-relationship-between-mps-and-their-leaders

Hon. Michael Chong, MP - Wellington—

Halton Hills (Conservative)

François Choquette, MPNew Democratic Party of Canada(819) 477-3611

[email protected]

twitter.com/F_Choquettefacebook.com/FrancoisChoquette.deputeDrummondyoutube.com/ChoquetteFrancois




http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2013/12/francois-choquette.html

Drummond (Quebec)

“The federal NDP has long advocated for the decriminalization of marijuana. We are the only part that actually has a resolution and a policy for decriminalization. And, in advocating that position, we understand that we need a drug policy that does not primarily rely only on our legal system. We want Canada to build a workable policy on marijuana that recognizes the failure of criminalizing people for their personal use.... The NDP continues to push the federal government to take steps to move marijuana out of the criminal legal framework, and eliminate punitive measures for responsible adult marijuana use. We believe that we must move forward to a discussion on the best system of rules based on public health education. This includes establishing guidelines about age and impaired driving and rules to tackle commercial grow-ops.”


Posted 09 January 2006 - 04:22 PM - “Interview with NDP MP David Christopherson”Matt Jelly, Mayday Magazine - (Source link unavailable)http://forums.cannabisculture.com/forums/index.php?/topic/120571-interview-with-ndp-mp-david-christopherson/

David Christopherson, MP

- Hamilton CentreOntario(NDP)

http://www.maydaymagazine.org

Rob Clarke, MPConservative Party of Canada(306) 234-2334

[email protected]

twitter.com/Rob_Clarke_MPfacebook.com/RobClarkeMPyoutube.com/MPRobClarke

“....” (No statement found - 30 July 2014)


30 July 2014 - “No statement found”OnTheWeb.ca

http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2013/12/rob-clarke.html

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River (Saskatchewan)

"I may agree with coming down hard on pedophiles, but I do not agree with filling prisons with people who probably should not be there, like the student who gets caught with six marijuana plants. What will throwing that student in jail do for him or her, or for society in general besides costing us a fortune in new human cages? My answer is nothing. It will do absolutely nothing.”Official Party stance: Use of Marijuana should not be legal, but consequences of possession and sales should be minimized.

November 29th, 2011 / 3:20 p.m. - “Safe Streets and Communities Act: Government Orders”OpenParliament.cahttps://openparliament.ca/debates/2011/11/29/ryan-cleary-2/

Ryan Cleary, MP - St. John's South—

Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador (NDP)

One is Tony Clement, the health minister, who has made much of the fact that he's the youngest of the candidates at age 41 and stands for the "next generation of ideas.""Not even a cigarette," said Clement, known even by supporters to be more of an egghead than a pothead despite his propensity for renegade rock music. "It's true," he added. "I'm not controversial."


Mon, 18 Mar 2002 - “THREE OF FIVE PC LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES HAVE SMOKED POT”Sudbury Star (CN ON)http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n506/a09.html

Hon. Tony Clement, MP - Parry Sound

—Muskoka, Ontario (Conservative)

Windsor, Ont., MP Joe Comartin, who said he has never smoked pot, suggested that marijuana be legalized and distributed by a government-regulated agency "like a liquor control board."


Wed, 08 Jan 2003 - “NDP LEADERSHIP CANDIDATES FAVOUR LEGALIZING POT”Globe and Mail (Canada)http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n035/a03.html

Joe Comartin, MP - Windsor—Tecumseh, Ontario (NDP)

Raymond Côté, MPNew Democratic Party of Canada(418) 663-2113

[email protected]

twitter.com/RCoteNPDfacebook.com/raymond.cote.581youtube.com/RaymondCoteNPD




http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2013/12/raymond-cote.html

Beauport—Limoilou (Quebec)

"Mr. Speaker, as I have said before, our approach with regard to marijuana reform is that marijuana is illegal and will remain illegal. The reference to decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana for personal use will bring about better and more effective law enforcement, will discourage the use of marijuana, and there will be less cross-border concerns in that regard."


November 29th, 2004 / 2:45 p.m. - “Justice: Oral Question Period”OpenParliament.cahttp://openparliament.ca/debates/2004/11/29/irwin-cotler-1/

Hon. Irwin Cotler, MP - Mount Royal,

Quebec(Liberal)

WILL NOT BE SEEKING RE-ELECTION

Joan Crockatt, MPConservative Party of Canada(403) 244-1880

[email protected]

twitter.com/Crockatteerfacebook.com/joan.crockatt




http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2013/12/joan-crockatt-mp-calgary-centre.html

Calgary Centre (Alberta)

"“We’ve been on record for a long period of time as supporting decriminalization,” she said adding the resources used in combating the marijuana trade could be better used in other areas."


February 16, 2012 - “Federal government not inclined to clear the smoke on legalized marijuana”By Peter W. Rusland - Cowichan News Leaderhttp://jeancrowder.ndp.ca/federal-government-not-inclined-to-clear-the-smoke-on-legalized-marijuana-cowichan-news-leader-february-16-2012

Jean Crowder, MP - Nanaimo—Cowichan, British Columbia (NDP)

WILL NOT BE SEEKING RE-ELECTION

http://jeancrowder.ndp.ca/federal-government-not-inclined-to-clear-the-smoke-on-legalized-marijuana-cowichan-news-leader-february-16-2012

http://jeancrowder.ndp.ca/federal-government-not-inclined-to-clear-the-smoke-on-legalized-marijuana-cowichan-news-leader-february-16-2012

“Prohibition clearly has not achieved its goals and it’s time our laws stopped criminalizing people whom society does not see as criminals,” said Cullen in response to a questionnaire from NDP members who want marijuana to be legalized.


Feb 14, 2012 at 7:00 AM— updated Feb 14, 2012 at 9:41 AM - “MP Cullen favours easing pot laws”TerraceStandard.com - (Black Press: Community News Media)http://www.terracestandard.com/news/139155549.html

Nathan Cullen, MP - Skeena—Bulkley ValleyBritish Columbia (NDP)

DID NOT VOTE ON BILL C-10

http://www.terracestandard.com/news/139155549.html

http://www.terracestandard.com/news/139155549.html

Rodger Cuzner, MPLiberal Party of Canada1-866-282-0699 / (902) 842-9763

[email protected]

twitter.com/RodgerCuznerfacebook.com/rodger.cuzneryoutube.com/RTCuzner

“Some of the questions I was asked about included the senate, marijuana, Rob Ford, skills training, PTSD, and

Natural Resources!” [No statement found - 31 July 2014]


7:41 AM - 17 Jan 2014 - “Tweet”Rodger Cuzner - @RodgerCuzner

https://twitter.com/RodgerCuzner/status/424204889879617536http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2013/12/rodger-cuzner-mp.html

Cape Breton—Canso (Nova Scotia)

https://twitter.com/RodgerCuzner

Joe Daniel, MPConservative Party of Canada(416) 443-0623

[email protected]



26 June 2014 - “No statement found”OnTheWeb.ca

http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2013/12/joe-daniel.html

Don Valley East (Ontario)

“Certainly the government is very concerned about safety in the communities, they're very concerned about help for victims, and they certainly are doing what they can to make our communities safe.” Many who've contacted her office have found answers, she said. “I think, once the situations are fully examined, sometimes things aren't quite as dire as they appear to begin with,” she said.


January 20, 2014 3:38:20 EST PM - “Pat Davidson says concerned calls made to her office about medical marijuana licence changes”Tyler Kula, Sarnia Observer http://www.theobserver.ca/2014/01/20/pat-davidson-says-concerned-calls-made-to-her-office-about-medical-marijuana-licence-changes

Patricia Davidson, MP -

Sarnia—LambtonOntario

(Conservative)

http://www.theobserver.ca/author/tyler-kula

http://www.theobserver.ca/author/tyler-kula

"I have stood in this House for almost six years now and listened to the Conservatives say to Canadians that we have to get tough on crime, we have to hold people accountable, we have to hold people responsible. Young people who may have been caught with a marijuana cigarette when they were 20 years old have been denied, by the government, the right to apply for a pardon. People have committed crimes that have not been serious crimes and that have not created great victims, yet the government says they have to pay a heavier price, that they have to be accountable for their actions.”


March 4th, 2014 / 4:15 p.m. - “Statements by Member for Mississauga-Streetsville—Reference to Standing Committee: Privilege: Oral Questions” OpenParliament.cahttp://openparliament.ca/debates/2014/3/4/don-davies-1/

Don Davies, MP - Vancouver Kingsway

British Columbia(NDP)

"There is lots of evidence before us to show that the medical profession has made it quite clear there are very good grounds and information to show the medical use of marijuana is actually something beneficial. It helps people who are suffering from HIV, AIDS, cancer, MS and other ailments. We have received communications from groups such as the Canadian AIDS Society. It has very strongly outlined and advocated its support for this motion."


Wednesday, April 14, 1999 - “HANSARD NUMBER 207: PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS: LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA FOR HEALTH AND MEDICAL PURPOSES”Cannabislink.cahttp://cannabislink.ca/gov/davies.html

Libby Davies, MP - Vancouver East, British Columbia (NDP)

http://cannabislink.ca/gov/davies.html

http://cannabislink.ca/gov/davies.html

"The Conservatives want to criminalize anyone who has at least six marijuana plants for the purpose of sale. Those are minor offenders, not drug lords. Drug lords traffic in cocaine and drugs that are a lot harder than marijuana. The members opposite should not get carried away."


November 29th, 2011 / 1:35 p.m. - “Motions in Amendment: Safe Streets and Communities Act: Government Orders”OpenParliament.cahttp://openparliament.ca/debates/2011/11/29/anne-marie-day-3/

Anne-Marie Day, MP - Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Quebec (NDP)

http://openparliament.ca/debates/2011/11/29/anne-marie-day-3/

http://openparliament.ca/debates/2011/11/29/anne-marie-day-3/

“Minister, in your opening comments this morning you mentioned the whole problem of marijuana grow ops. Again I can tell you that unfortunately many of these grow ops actually exist today in family neighbourhoods throughout Mississauga. They're bringing crime right to where people live.”


March 23rd, 2010 / 11:45 a.m. - “Justice Committee on March 23rd, 2010” OpenParliament.cahttp://openparliament.ca/committees/justice/40-3/3/bob-dechert-2/

Bob Dechert, MP - Mississauga—

ErindaleOntario

(Conservative)

"Brittany, marijuana use has significant consequences on people and those [trafficking] in marijuana are virtually always caught with other illicit substances on them as well. How many promising futures need to be wiped out? I [don’t] want young people doing drugs, I want them to follow a better path and that means that the gangs [peddling] drugs to them must be stopped. I will focus on drug dealers not the victims, I want to help the victims and show them a brighter future."

April 11, 2011 at 7:35am - “Facebook Thread Chat” Facebook Thread [edited for spelling errors]https://www.facebook.com/deandelmastro/posts/123219841086021?comment_id=451166&offset=0&total_comments=34

Dean Del Mastro, MP - Peterborough

Ontario (Conservative - Independent)

https://www.facebook.com/deandelmastro/posts/123219841086021?comment_id=451166&offset=0&total_comments=34

https://www.facebook.com/deandelmastro/posts/123219841086021?comment_id=451166&offset=0&total_comments=34

Devolin said that he personally was not in favour of decriminalizing marijuana. "It is not a path I want my kids going down or people going down. ... not the right way to go ... more problems than what we have to deal with right now"


April 15, 2011 - “Pot decriminalization debate surprises” Haliburton Echo (link no longer available) http://www.haliburtonecho.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3077125

Barry Devolin - MP Haliburton—

Kawartha Lakes—Brock

(Conservative)

"We don't support criminal prosecution for simple possession by adults. We support legal use of marijuana where prescribed for medical purposes. And, of course, Canada's policy on this issue should always be guided by harm reduction principles in all cases."


Apr 26, 2011 - “Election Canada: 5 Questions with NDP MP Paul Dewar”By Richard Mccallum - Digital Journal Reportershttp://digitaljournal.com/article/306022#ixzz2uKwXdRNg

Paul Dewar - MP Ottawa Centre, Ontario (NDP)

DID NOT VOTE ON BILL C-10

http://digitaljournal.com/user/291450

http://digitaljournal.com/article/306022#ixzz2uKwXdRNg

http://digitaljournal.com/article/306022#ixzz2uKwXdRNg

"When we were the government, we had a bill from Martin Cauchon, Minister of Justice at the time. I think it was a sound first step to deal with an issue where the war against marijuana did not work, so we need to look at something else and I'm pleased that the youth of our party is investigating ways to make sure that we have that right. I think it's a dangerous substance, we should not encourage people to use it, but at the same time, we need to be sure that if a [marijuana] law is broken when need to fix it."


Uploaded on 22 Jan 2012 - “Stephane Dion at the Liberal Convention” YouTube Channel ProjectRedDot·- Transcribed statement from video by Sam Vekemanshttp://youtu.be/3Lc6QV0ycDU

Hon. Stéphane Dion - MP Saint-Laurent—Cartierville, Quebec

(Liberal)

https://www.youtube.com/user/ProjectRedDot

"I am sorry, but in Canada, the vast majority of the population does not consider having six marijuana plants to be a major crime. People expect there to be some tolerance in that respect."


September 24th, 2012 / 4:10 p.m. - “Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act: Government Orders”OpenParliament.cahttp://openparliament.ca/debates/2012/9/24/pierre-dionne-labelle-3/

Pierre Dionne Labelle - MP

Rivière-du-Nord, Quebec(NDP)

http://openparliament.ca/debates/2012/9/24/pierre-dionne-labelle-3/

http://openparliament.ca/debates/2012/9/24/pierre-dionne-labelle-3/

"How are the provinces and territories to deal with an influx of prisoners who are sent to jail on mandatory minimums? Growing even six marijuana plants would trigger an automatic six month sentence with an extra three months if it is done in a rental unit, or is deemed a public safety hazard. According to Neil Boyd, a criminologist at the Simon Fraser University, this legislation could increase the proportion of marijuana criminals in B.C. jails from less than 5% to around 30%. Has the government taken this into account? Is this the best use of our resources? Has this been fully costed? Unfortunately, I think the answer is no."


September 27th, 2011 / 1:25 p.m. - “Safe Streets and Communities Act: Government Orders”OpenParliament.cahttp://openparliament.ca/debates/2011/9/27/fin-donnelly-1/only/

Fin Donnelly - MP New

Westminster—Coquitlam (NDP)

http://openparliament.ca/debates/2011/9/27/fin-donnelly-1/only/

http://openparliament.ca/debates/2011/9/27/fin-donnelly-1/only/

NDP MP Rosane Doré Lefebvre said the current war on drugs “is not working” and her party would not send anyone to jail for having a small quantity of marijuana. “We are in favour of prevention instead of the Conservative Party’s punitive approach,” she said in an interview. “Something has to change because the status quo is unacceptable.”


Published Thursday, Jul. 25 2013, 2:13 PM EDT Last updated Thursday, Jul. 25 2013, 10:19 PM EDT - “Trudeau’s legalization stand set to revive debate on cannabis”Daniel Leblanc And Sunny Dhillon - Ottawa and Vancouver — The Globe and Mailhttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/trudeaus-renewed-call-for-legalized-marijuana-sparks-backlash-from-conservatives/article13426993/

Rosane Doré Lefebvre - MP Alfred-Pellan

(NDP)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/trudeaus-renewed-call-for-legalized-marijuana-sparks-backlash-from-conservatives/article13426993/

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/trudeaus-renewed-call-for-legalized-marijuana-sparks-backlash-from-conservatives/article13426993/

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