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NDP and Greens Push Trudeau to Answer Vancouver’s Call to Decriminalize Drugs
Monday, December 28th, 2020
The MPs want Hajdu to use her authority under Section 56 of the act, which grants the health minister the power to issue an exemption from any part of the legislation “for a medical or scientific purpose or is otherwise in the public interest.” … to take the supply “out of the hands of criminals and remove the stigmatization, and ensure that people get access to safe, regulated, properly packaged products. And we need to substantially beef up our prevention, education and, most importantly, treatment options for substance users.
Tags: crime prevention, disabilities, Health, ideology, pharmaceutical
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Will the Liberals’ Broken Electoral Reform Promise Hurt Them?
Monday, September 16th, 2019
It was a “loud minority” who wanted electoral reform… Liberals are unlikely to revisit the issue and remind Canadian voters of that reversal. “The problem with electoral reform for the Liberals is that there is really no reward for doing it,” Bricker said. “What it does is promote opportunities for parties like the Greens and the NDP to do better.”
Tags: ideology, participation
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