exposing the reefer madness of the parliament of canada 5of10 goldring kent
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This is presentation 5 of 10 showing the Cannabis policy stance of the Canadian Members of Parliament You can see the source Google spreadsheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fgbSXsZ2go40vvquilujNMuW9caLp7DKJ3F5Yx39hsI/edit?usp=sharing On Facebook is an Open Letter to the remaining MPs who have not make a public statement https://www.facebook.com/notes/sam-vekemans/an-open-letter-to-the-41st-parliament-of-canada-regarding-cannabis-policy/10152250825389929TRANSCRIPT
41st Parliament of Canada Cannabis StanceHow does your Member of Parliament feel about Cannabis Prohibition?
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"Mr. Speaker, it is important to lessen the lifelong stigma of a criminal code conviction for minor possession of a small amount of marijuana for personal use, but I have difficulty with the method of achieving this goal and with the resulting penalties which appear to be too weak. The arguments for the insulation of our inquisitive youth from a potentially career wrecking criminal record are both laudable and reasonable, however, I remain concerned that there must be significant penal consequences for possession of larger quantities of a hazardous substance."
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
February 18th, 2002 / 11:55 a.m. - “Contraventions Act: Private Members' Business”OpenParliament.cahttp://openparliament.ca/debates/2002/2/18/peter-goldring-1/
Peter Goldring, MP - Edmonton East
Alberta(Conservative)
DID NOT VOTE ON BILL C-10
“The status quo is dysfunctional. It doesn’t work. We saw that in the 20s and 30s with prohibition. It’s an idea that’s just is not effective. We are of the view that a regulatory and taxation regime is likely to be more effective in keeping marijuana out of the hands of young people. I think Canadians will, by and large, rally to this issue. They will be supportive of this issue and see this as a good idea for moving forward. This proposal is one where the leader has been very clear, and the party was very clear before that in adopting a resolution at the convention in Vancouver in January 2011.”
Official Party stance: Marijuana should be legalized and regulated
Aug. 21 2013 - “Marijuana should be legalized: Liberals stand behind Trudeau” CP Video - Transcription of videohttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/news-video/video-marijuana-should-be-legalized-liberals-stand-behind-trudeau/article13900509/
Hon. Ralph Goodale, MP - Wascana, Saskatchewan (Liberal)
"If people can produce marijuana in a home for a year where $1 million in crop is produced, I think a $20,000 fine is the wrong message for Canadians. I am just wondering if the member agrees with that. Would this bill help solve that problem and send a better message to Canadians about the safety of their communities?"
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
April 15th, 2008 / 12:30 p.m. “Controlled Drugs and Substances Act: Government Orders“OpenParliament.cahttp://openparliament.ca/debates/2008/4/15/gary-goodyear-2/
Hon. Gary Goodyear, MP - Cambridge
Ontario(Conservative)
"no statement found - 31 July 2014"
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
31 July 2014 “No statement found“OnTheWeb.ca
http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2014/01/hon-bal-gosal-mp.html
Hon. Bal Gosal, MPConservative Party of Canada(905) 790-9211
twitter.com/BalGosalfacebook.com/baljit.gosalyoutube.com/BalGosal
Bramalea—Gore—Malton (Ontario)
"As for the Liberal-backed marijuana legislation, our government will never support a law that sends such a bad message to the youth of our country."
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
October 1st, 2010 / 10:20 a.m. - “Liberal Party: Statements By Members”OpenParliament.cahttp://openparliament.ca/debates/2010/10/1/jacques-gourde-1/
Jacques Gourde, MP - Lotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-ChaudièreQuebec
(Conservative)
"One of the things that I do as a member of Parliament is that I call my constituents when they send me a note. It just so happens that last night I had a note on my desk to call a lady by the name of Claire and a phone number, so I called her. It just so happens that Claire is 60 years old and she's a user of medical marijuana. She has gone from 17 pills to two pills since using medical marijuana.In your opinion, what is more harmful to her body, smoking medical marijuana to relieve her pain, or the fact that she was taking 17 pills at one time? So if you go from 17 pills to two pills and medical marijuana, what harm can that do?"
Official Party stance: Use of Marijuana should not be legal, but consequences of possession and sales should be minimized.
May 1st, 2014 / 9 a.m. “Health Committee on May 1st, 2014”OpenParliament.cahttp://openparliament.ca/committees/health/41-2/24/claude-gravelle-2/
Claude Gravelle, MP - Nickel Belt
Ontario(NDP)
"My other question is for Mr. Shavluk. Mr. Shavluk, I understand that you want to legalize drugs. Would you allow children to take drugs? Where would it stop?"
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
April 30th, 2009 / 3:35 p.m. - “Justice Committee on April 30th, 2009”OpenParliament.cahttp://openparliament.ca/committees/justice/40-2/18/nina-grewal-2/
Nina Grewal, MP - Fleetwood—Port Kells
British Columbia(Conservative)
"no statement found - 31 July 2014"
Official Party stance: Use of Marijuana should not be legal, but consequences of possession and sales should be minimized.
31 July 2014 “No statement found“OnTheWeb.ca
http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2014/01/sadia-groguhe-mp.html
Sadia Groguhé, MPNew Democratic Party of Canada(450) 646-2423
twitter.com/Sadia_Groguhefacebook.com/Groguheyoutube.com/SadiaGroguheMP
Saint-Lambert (Quebec)
“Do I look like i smoke marijuana?”
Aug. 2013ish - “Harper Admits He Saw Marijuana Once” Vic Issitude - Reportering for The Lapinehttp://thelapine.ca/harper-admits-he-saw-marijuana-once/
Wrong (dis)Hon. Stephen Harper, MP - Calgary Southwest, Oilberta (Agressive Conservative)
“I didn’t know who these young gentlemen were who arrived at the party all sleepy looking…but they were greasy let me tell you. I’m sure they weren’t invited,” said Harper in relaxed-fit jeans and an open collar shirt. “I saw a baggie of green that could have been parsley, or maybe coarsely chopped oregano…or a bit like organic mint tea leaves, yeah it looked exactly like organic mint tea leaves.”
Official Party stance: Marijuana use is worse than murder.
He took the opportunity to hammer Trudeau and the federal Liberals on the issue, accusing them of promoting pot use among children at the expense of developing an economic policy."Do I seem like I smoke marijuana?" Harper asked in response to a reporter's question."Ya know never know," the journalist replied.
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
Posted: 08/29/2013 1:59 pm EDT | Updated: 08/29/2013 5:19 pm EDT - “Harper Talks Pot: 'Do I Seem Like I Smoke Marijuana?' By Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/08/29/stephen-harper-pot-marijuana_n_3838009.html
Right Hon. Stephen Harper, MP - Calgary Southwest, Alberta (Conservative)
“Is this supposed to embarrass me or do you think businesses that can cause fires, flooding, mold and lead
to safety issues should be next door to families in neighbourhoods?”
Official Party stance: Use of Marijuana should not be legal, but consequences of possession and sales should be
minimized.
1 August 2014 - “Facebook response to request for comment”https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154493302070121&set=a.
188625525120.242309.890585120&type=1&theater¬if_t=photo_comment
Dan Harris, MPNew Democratic Party of Canada(416) 261-8613
twitter.com/danharrisndpfacebook.com/danharrisndpyoutube.com/DanHarrisMP
Scarborough Southwest, (Ontario)
"..we think that it will, in fact, do nothing to lessen the violence and drugs trade in Canada ...this is not going to lead to safer communities, it's going to put more people in jail, and probably the wrong people if you end up driving more activity into criminalize organized gangs, ... and if you say you're going to put people in jail for having, say, half a dozen plants, thats the wrong approach...we think it's going to make things worse not better ..."
Official Party stance: Use of Marijuana should not be legal, but consequences of possession and sales should be minimized.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - “transcribing from video' Recorded By Ish Theilheimer and Samantha Bayard, Straight Goods Newshttp://youtu.be/aSWsK2WdE90
Jack Harris, MP - St. John's EastNewfoundland and Labrador(NDP)
“In the same week that Statistics Canada reported on the country's economic growth, the Liberal leader said that his priority was to make it easier to possess and use marijuana. The census, marijuana, it seems like everything is a priority for the Liberal leader, except the economy.”
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
October 1st, 2010 / 10:15 a.m. - “Leader of the Liberal Party: Statements By Members”OpenParliament.cahttp://openparliament.ca/debates/2010/10/1/dick-harris-1/
Richard (Dick) M. Harris, MP - Cariboo—
Prince GeorgeBC
(Conservative)
"no statement found - 1 August 2014"Official Party stance: Use of Marijuana should not be legal, but
consequences of possession and sales should be minimized.
1 August 2014 “No statement found“OnTheWeb.ca
http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2014/01/sana-hassainia-mp.html
Sana Hassainia, MPNew Democratic Party of Canada(450) 652-4442
twitter.com/SanaNPDfacebook.com/sanaNPDyoutube.com/SanaHassainiaNPD
Verchères—Les Patriotes (Quebec)
"This is a subjective question that will probably generate a subjective answer, but where do we start with young people to talk about abuse of prescription drugs and abuse of illegal drugs or illegal substances such as marijuana? Do we start at grade 6, grade 5, grade 4? Where do we start?"
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
November 18th, 2013 / 4:05 p.m. - “Health Committee on Nov. 18th, 2013”OpenParliament.cahttp://openparliament.ca/committees/health/41-2/4/laurie-hawn-2/
Hon. Laurie Hawn, MP - Edmonton Centre
Alberta(Conservative)
DID NOT VOTE ON BILL C-10
WILL NOT BE SEEKING RE-
ELECTION
"The overwhelming majority do not support the third party's intent to legalize marijuana."
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
February 12th, 2014 / 2:10 p.m. - “Youth Forum: Statements By Members”OpenParliament.cahttp://openparliament.ca/debates/2014/2/12/bryan-hayes-1/only/
Bryan Hayes, MP - Sault Ste. Marie
Ontario(Conservative)
“It is sad that the Liberals’ top priority is the legalization of pot,” the email states. “This just demonstrates why they should not be trusted to govern our nation. “I do not support the legalization of marijuana or other illicit drugs.”
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
posted Jan 27, 2014 at 3:00 PM— updated Jan 27, 2014 at 4:27 PM - “Legal marijuana ‘only a matter of time’: Heed”by Sarah Massah - Peace Arch Newshttp://www.peacearchnews.com/news/242296471.html
Russ Hiebert, MP - South Surrey—White
Rock—CloverdaleBritish Columbia(Conservative)
WILL NOT BE SEEKING RE-
ELECTION
"Sam, Thank you for your e-mail. I do not support the removal of cannabis as a schedule II controlled substance from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act nor do I think it should be treated the same as Lettuce, Tomato, Oregano, Roses, Aloe Vera, Fern or any other common garden herb, flower or house plant. - notwithstanding that there are different strains of cannabis, such as Sativa, Indica and Ruderalis whose varying vices or virtues are emphasized by cannabis aficionados."
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
Feb 4, 2014 11:59 AM - “Direct email”<[email protected]> wrote:http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2014/01/jim-hillyer-mp.html
Jim Hillyer, MP - Lethbridge
Alberta(Conservative)
"We have no intent on legalizing or de-criminalizing marijuana, that's not our intent at all. Marijuana is a gateway drug, there's no question about that so we don't want to do anything that will negatively impact individuals or families," said Hoback.
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
Submitted on September 11, 2013 - 7:00am - “Prince Albert’s MP not opposed to changing marijuana laws”By Nigel Maxwell - paNOW Staffhttp://www.panow.com/node/386345
Randy Hoback, MP - Prince Albert
Saskatchewan(Conservative)
He cited a Fraser Institute report that stated the federal government could realize over a billion dollars a year if pot was legalized.
But London West Conservative MP Ed Holder said he couldn’t disagree more with the figures. Price, he said, will still create competition between the legal outlets and drug dealers.
“That does not go away because it’s been legalized,” he said. “The underground economy does not go away.”
Plus, Holder said, he’s never known of a situation in which a person using hard drugs didn’t start off with marijuana.
“If you ask our local (police) chief if he thinks marijuana should be legalized, it would be interesting to get his reaction to that. I imagine he’d say no. The previous chief said no … because it leads to other things,” Holder said. “At what point do you put money ahead of principle?”
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
March 11, 2014 Updated: March 12, 2014 | 9:34 am - “Legal pot would mean $60M tax windfall for province, London economist says“By Scott Taylor - Metrohttp://metronews.ca/news/london/968678/60-million-a-year-legal-pot-would-mean-tax-windfall-for-province-london-economist-says/
Ed Holder, MP - London West
Ontario(Conservative)
“The devil is in the details, we’d have to work out exactly how it could be regulated and taxed,” he said. “I haven’t studied the details as to how we’d change the marijuana laws, so I’d have to look at those to make sure it works.”The idea, according to Hsu, is to regulate and tax the drug. The government, then, would have more control over its availability, meaning less gang violence and lower policing costs.“The evidence seems to suggest that getting marijuana out of the hands of criminals might be a better way of dealing with any problems that come with it,” he said.
Official Party stance: Marijuana should be legalized and regulated
Thursday, July 25, 2013 6:56:53 EDT PM - “Hsu backs legalized pot' By Alison Shouldice, thewhig.comhttp://www.thewhig.com/2013/07/25/hsu-backs-legalized-pot
Ted Hsu, MP - Kingston and the Islands
Ontario(Liberal)
"no statement found - 1 August 2014"Official Party stance: Use of Marijuana should not be legal, but
consequences of possession and sales should be minimized.
1 August 2014 “No statement found“OnTheWeb.ca
http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2014/01/carol-hughes-mp.html
Carol Hughes, MPNew Democratic Party of Canada1-855-297-4200 / (705) 848-8080
twitter.com/CarolHughesMPfacebook.com/pages/Carol-Hughes/38326584416
Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing (Ontario)
"Dear Sam, I don’t know the answer to all your questions. > But I am very clear in my own mind and willing to say on the record (and have for over a decade) that: > - I am in favor of legalizing marijuana > - Regulating and taxing it when sold > - Allowing people to grow their own at home for their own use in reasonable quantities Having said that, I think we should continue to work to discourage smoking anything, due to the health risks of the carcinogens in the smoke. Thanks for your email! BH
Official Party stance: Legalize marijuana by removing marijuana from the drug schedule.
Feb 5, 2014 10:02 AM, <[email protected]> - “email' http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2014/01/bruce-hyer-mp.html
Bruce Hyer, MP - Thunder Bay—Superior North
Ontario(Green Party)
Q) Jack Layton was in favor of legalization of cannabis in Canada. California and many other US States are moving ahead with this; what is the current status for medical marijuana in Quebec and what are the penalties for simple possession of cannabis in Quebec? A) "The reflection on the legalization of cannabis continues in Canada. Regarding the use of medical marijuana, the relevant legal framework applies. The sanctions for the simple sanctions for the simple possession of cannabis in Quebec are governed by the criminal code and the relevant and applicable jurisprudence based on the offence."
Official Party stance: Use of Marijuana should not be legal, but consequences of possession and sales should be minimized.
Mar 6, 2012 “Canadian NDP MP Pierre Jacob On The Record“By RICHARD MCCALLUM - DIGITALJOURNAL.COMhttp://digitaljournal.com/article/320753
Pierre Jacob, MP - Brome—Missisquoi
Quebec(NDP)
"We also see shameful acts by the leader of the Liberal Party, who goes to speak at grade schools to promote the legalization of illegal substances like marijuana to our children. This is shameful. Canadian families deserve much better."
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
November 22nd, 2013 / 10:05 a.m. - “Drug-Free Prisons Act: Government Orders“OpenParliament.cahttp://openparliament.ca/debates/2013/11/22/roxanne-james-2/only/
Roxanne James, MP - Scarborough Centre
Ontario(Conservative)
"First of all, I'm just going through the note here. It states that cannabis use would relieve secondary anxieties. Can this lead to a decrease in prescription drugs such as anti-depressants and those kinds of medications?"...“Have you done any research around whether it decreases the use of prescription painkillers? I've dealt with a lot of cancer patients, in particular, and I know that people in the health care system offered it as a form of treatment for patients, depending on what they were going through at the time. I'm just wondering if there's any evidence that it can reduce the use of painkillers, for example, for people who are suffering in that way.”
Philippe Lucas (Doctoral Candidate, University of Victoria, As an Individual):“My primary area of research is called the cannabis substitution effect. That's a phenomenon where people either consciously or unconsciously use cannabis instead of using prescription drugs, alcohol, or illicit substances. The evidence suggests that approximately 80% of medical cannabis patients use cannabis instead of prescriptions drugs. About 50% use it instead of alcohol and about 35% use it instead of illicit substances. So, the retrospective studies certainly suggest that many, in fact the overwhelming majority, of medical cannabis patients reduce the use of pharmaceutical drugs by using cannabis.”
Official Party stance: Marijuana should be legalized and regulated
May 13th, 2014 / 9:45 a.m. “Health Committee on May 13th, 2014“OpenParliament.cahttp://openparliament.ca/committees/health/41-2/27/yvonne-jones-3/http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2014/01/yvonne-jones-mp.html
Yvonne Jones, MP - Labrador
Newfoundland & Labrador(Liberal)
"But the hard-working Canadians who have spent decades on the longshore will be subjected to a rigorous cross-examination to ensure that they did not smoke a marijuana cigarette when they were in high school or whatever else the Conservatives decide to concoct to try to push those hard-working Canadians out of their jobs."
Official Party stance: Use of Marijuana should not be legal, but consequences of possession and sales should be minimized.
March 23rd, 2009 / 4:35 p.m. “Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992: Government Orders”OpenParliament.ca http://openparliament.ca/debates/2009/3/23/peter-julian-13/
Peter Julian, MP - Burnaby—
New WestminsterBritish Columbia
(NDP)
And there are no plans for pot.
“Do we have any intent to legalize marijuana? The answer is no,” although possession of small amounts has been largely decriminalized, Kamp said.
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
Published: October 02, 2008 6:00 PM Updated: October 03, 2008 10:20 AM - “Conservative explains ‘hidden agenda’ to students“By Phil Melnychuk - Maple Ridge Newshttps://www.treatingyourself.org/showthread.php?30338-BC-Conservative-explains-%EF%BF%BDhidden-agenda%EF%BF%BD-to-students
Randy Kamp, MP - Pitt Meadows—
Maple Ridge—MissionBritish Columbia(Conservative)
"The majority of Canadians at some point in their life have broken the law and smoked marijuana or cannabis. Are we going to continue to have young Canadians and Canadians everywhere hold a criminal record because they were caught with a marijuana cigarette or because they made a mistake in judgment at some time in their life? I do not think so. I think it is up to the Parliament of Canada to deal with this issue in a comprehensive way, and decriminalization is a start."
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
April 11th, 2002 / 6:15 p.m. “Contraventions Act and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (marijuana): Private Members' Business”OpenParliament.ca http://openparliament.ca/debates/2002/4/11/gerald-keddy-3/
Gerald Keddy, MP - South Shore—St.
Margaret'sNova Scotia
(Conservative)WILL NOT BE SEEKING RE-
ELECTION
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Official Party stance: Use of Marijuana should not be legal, but consequences of possession and sales should be minimized.
29 May 2014 “Email“[email protected]
http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2014/01/matthew-kellway-mp.html
Matthew Kellway, MPNew Democratic Party of Canada(416) 467-0860
twitter.com/matthewkellwayfacebook.com/matthewkellwayyoutube.com/mattkellway
Beaches—East York (Ontario)
Just got email from head of adolescent drug treatment centre furious w/ Justin Trudeau for demanding marijuana legalization. #irresponsible
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
9:48 AM - 25 Jul 2013 - “Tweet“Twitter.com @kenneyjasonhttps://twitter.com/kenneyjason/status/360441371187884033
Hon. Jason Kenney, MP - Calgary Southeast
Alberta(Conservative)
"no statement found - 1 August 2014"
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
1 August 2014 “No statement found“OnTheWeb.ca
http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2014/01/hon-peter-kent-mp.html
Hon. Peter Kent, MPConservative Party of Canada(905) 886-9911
twitter.com/KentThornhillMPfacebook.com/PeterKentMPyoutube.com/123kentp
Thornhill (Ontario)