Exposing the Reefer Madness of the Parliament of Canada 5of10 goldring kent

Document 5 of 10
Exposing the ‘Reefer
Madness’ of the
Parliament of Canada
Asking all Members of Parliament if they support
ending Cannabis Prohibition (by removing it from the
Drug Schedule) and publishing the answers.
Copyright CC-0 - All information was found on the web or asked, and it’s properly
sourced, please check the source link to confirm and feel free to use these slides
anyway you like.
Created by Sam Vekemans, Victoria, BC
http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca

Official Party Stance
Conservative: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense
http://www.cbc.ca/news2/background/marijuana/marijuana_legalize.html
Liberal: Marijuana should be legalized and regulated. http://petition.liberal.ca/end-prohibition/
Liberals understand the need to consider ending the prohibition of marijuana and
addressing the root causes of crime to see real results. http://www.liberal.ca/getting-smart-on-crime-and-cannabis/
NDP: Use of Marijuana should not be legal, but consequences of possession and
sales should be minimized. http://www.cbc.ca/news2/background/marijuana/marijuana_legalize.html
3.1h Adopting a harm reduction approach to substance abuse and permitting the use
of marijuana for medicinal purposes. 3.9i Decriminalizing marijuana possession with
the goal of removing it’s production and distribution from the control of organized
crime. http://xfer.ndp.ca/2012/2012-12-17-Email-Convention/Mtl2013_PolicyBook_E.pdf ‘Montreal 2013 NDP Policy’
Green: 4.8 Ending the war on drugs: Legalize marijuana by removing marijuana
from the drug schedule. http://www.greenparty.ca/vision-green/p4.8
Bloc: Supports decriminalization. http://www.cbc.ca/news2/background/marijuana/marijuana_legalize.html

Edmonton East (Alberta)
"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."
February 18th, 2002 / 11:55 a.m. - “Contraventions Act: Private Members' Business”
OpenParliament.ca
http://openparliament.ca/debates/2002/2/18/peter-goldring-1/
Official Party Stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal
Offense.
Peter Goldring, MP
Conservative Party of Canada
(780) 495-3261
goldrp1@parl.gc.ca
petergoldring.ca
twitter.com/PeterGoldring
DID NOT
VOTE ON
BILL C-10

Wascana (Saskatchewan)
"..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,.
"
"We want an approach focused on harm reduction, rather than criminalization ... We're very
concerned about the Conservatives' war on drugs. ... They're actually giving people
disincentives to rehabilitate themselves by putting criminal records on them that affects the
rest of their lives. ... That is wrong."
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - “transcribing from video'
Recorded By Ish Theilheimer and Samantha Bayard, Straight Goods News
http://youtu.be/aSWsK2WdE90
Saturday, April 28, 2012 - “Most N.L. MPs favour decriminalization”
Barb Sweet, The Telegram (St. John's), Local, p. A5
Aug. 21 2013 - “Marijuana should be legalized: Liberals stand behind Trudeau”
CP Video - Transcription of video
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/news-video/video-marijuana-should-be-legalized-liberals-stand-behind-trudeau/
article13900509/
Hon. Ralph Goodale, MP
Liberal Party of Canada
(306) 585-2202
goodale@sasktel.net
ralphgoodale.ca
twitter.com/ralphgoodale
facebook.com/ralphgoodale
youtube.com/RalphGoodale
Official Party Stance: Liberals understand the need to consider ending the
prohibition of marijuana and addressing the
root causes of crime to see real results. http://www.liberal.ca/getting-smart-on-crime-and-cannabis/

Cambridge (Ontario)
"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?"
April 15th, 2008 / 12:30 p.m. “Controlled Drugs and Substances Act: Government Orders“
OpenParliament.ca
http://openparliament.ca/debates/2008/4/15/gary-goodyear-2/
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of
Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
Hon. Gary Goodyear, MP
(519) 624-7440
gary.goodyear@parl.gc.ca
garygoodyear.com
twitter.com/garygoodyearmp
facebook.com/GaryGoodyearMP

Bramalea—Gore—Malton (Ontario)
"no statement found - 31 July 2014"
31 July 2014 “No statement found“
OnTheWeb.ca
http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2014/01/hon-bal-gosal-mp.html
Official Party stance: Possession and
Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal
Hon. Bal Gosal, MP Offense.
(905) 790-9211
Bal.Gosal@parl.gc.ca
balgosal.com
twitter.com/BalGosal
facebook.com/baljit.gosal
youtube.com/BalGosal

Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière (Quebec)
"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."
October 1st, 2010 / 10:20 a.m. - “Liberal Party: Statements By Members”
OpenParliament.ca
http://openparliament.ca/debates/2010/10/1/jacques-gourde-1/
Official Party Stance: Possession and
Offense.
Jacques Gourde, MP
(613) 992-2639
jacques.gourde@parl.gc.ca
jacquesgourde.ca
twitter.com/JacquesGourde
facebook.com/jacques.gourde

Nickel Belt (Ontario)
"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?"
May 1st, 2014 / 9 a.m. “Health Committee on May 1st, 2014”
OpenParliament.ca
http://openparliament.ca/committees/health/41-2/24/claude-gravelle-2/
Official Party Stance: 3.1h Adopting a harm reduction approach to substance abuse and permitting the
use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. 3.9i Decriminalizing marijuana possession with the goal of
removing it’s production and distribution from the control of organized crime. http://xfer.ndp.
ca/2012/2012-12-17-Email-Convention/Mtl2013_PolicyBook_E.pdf
‘Montreal 2013 NDP
Claude Gravelle, MP
New Democratic Party of Canada
(705) 897-2222
claude.gravelle@parl.gc.ca
claudegravelle.ndp.ca
facebook.com/claudegravellemp
youtube.com/claudegravellemp

Fleetwood—Port Kells (British Columbia)
"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?"
April 30th, 2009 / 3:35 p.m. - “Justice Committee on April 30th, 2009”
OpenParliament.ca
http://openparliament.ca/committees/justice/40-2/18/nina-grewal-2/
Official Party Stance: Possession
and Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal
Offense.
Nina Grewal, MP
(604) 501-5900
grewan1@parl.gc.ca
ninagrewal.ca
twitter.com/MPNinaGrewal
facebook.com/NinaGrewalMP
youtube.com/MPNinaGrewal

Saint-Lambert (Quebec)
"no statement found - 13 Sept 2014"
13 Sept 2014 “No statement found“
OnTheWeb.ca
http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2014/01/sadia-groguhe-mp.html
Official Party Stance: Use of Marijuana should not be legal,
but consequences of possession and sales should be minimized.
Sadia Groguhé, MP
(450) 646-2423
Sadia.Groguhe@parl.gc.ca
sadiagroguhe.ndp.ca
twitter.com/Sadia_Groguhe
facebook.com/Groguhe
youtube.com/SadiaGroguheMP

“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.
“Do I look like i smoke marijuana?”
Aug. 2013ish - “Harper Admits He Saw Marijuana Once”
Vic Issitude - Reportering for The Lapine
http://thelapine.ca/harper-admits-he-saw-marijuana-once/
Wrong (dis)Hon. Stephen Harper,
MP - Calgary Southwest, Oilberta
(Agressive Conservative)

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.
Right Hon. Stephen Harper, MP -
Calgary Southwest, Alberta
(Conservative)
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

Scarborough Southwest, (Ontario)
“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?”
..
"..... You also seem to have completely missed what I actually said in my statement
and what you term "opposition", you also can't compare it with tomatoes. Tomatoes
don't get ppl stoned (except Tomaco fr. simpsons). We also generally don't alllow
farms in residential neighbourhoods either. There are common sense boundaries
that need to be established around youth and developing brains as well as
intoxication in drivers...."
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&notif_t=photo_comment
Official Party Stance: 3.1h Adopting a harm reduction approach to substance abuse
and permitting the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. 3.9i Decriminalizing
marijuana possession with the goal of removing it’s production and distribution from
the control of organized crime. http://xfer.ndp.ca/2012/2012-12-17-Email-
Convention/Mtl2013_PolicyBook_E.pdf
‘Montreal 2013 NDP Policy
Dan Harris, MP
(416) 261-8613
Dan.Harris@parl.gc.ca
danharris.ndp.ca
twitter.com/danharrisndp
facebook.com/danharrisndp
youtube.com/DanHarrisMP

St. John's East (Newfoundland and Labrador)
"..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,. "
"We want an approach focused on harm reduction, rather than criminalization ... We're
very concerned about the Conservatives' war on drugs. ... They're actually giving people
disincentives to rehabilitate themselves by putting criminal records on them that
affects the rest of their lives. ... That is wrong."
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - “transcribing from video'
Recorded By Ish Theilheimer and Samantha Bayard, Straight Goods News
http://youtu.be/aSWsK2WdE90
Saturday, April 28, 2012 - “Most N.L. MPs favour decriminalization”
Barb Sweet, The Telegram (St. John's), Local, p. A5
Official Party Stance: 3.1h Adopting a harm reduction approach to substance abuse and permitting the
use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. 3.9i Decriminalizing marijuana possession with the goal of
removing it’s production and distribution from the control of organized crime. http://xfer.ndp.
ca/2012/2012-12-17-Email-Convention/Mtl2013_PolicyBook_E.pdf ‘Montreal 2013 NDP
Jack Harris, MP
(709) 772-7171
jack.harris@parl.gc.ca
jackharris.ndp.ca
twitter.com/JackHarrisNDP
facebook.com/pages/Jack-Harris/38470344017
youtube.com/JackHarrisNDP

Cariboo—Prince George (British Columbia)
“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.”
October 1st, 2010 / 10:15 a.m. - “Leader of the Liberal Party: Statements By Members”
OpenParliament.ca
http://openparliament.ca/debates/2010/10/1/dick-harris-1/
Official Party Stance: Possession and Sales
of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
Richard (Dick) M. Harris, MP
(250) 564-7771
richard.harris@parl.gc.ca
dickharris.ca
facebook.com/MPDickHarris

Verchères—Les Patriotes (Quebec)
"no statement found - 13 Sept 2014"
13 Sept 2014 “No statement found“
OnTheWeb.ca
http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2014/01/sana-hassainia-mp.html
Official Party Stance: 3.1h Adopting a harm reduction approach to
substance abuse and permitting the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.
3.9i Decriminalizing marijuana possession with the goal of removing it’s
production and distribution from the control of organized crime. http://xfer.
ndp.ca/2012/2012-12-17-Email-Convention/Mtl2013_PolicyBook_E.pdf
Sana Hassainia, MP
(450) 652-4442
Sana.Hassainia@parl.gc.ca
sanahassainia.ndp.ca
twitter.com/SanaHassainia
facebook.com/sanaNPD
youtube.com/SanaHassainiaNPD

Edmonton Centre (Alberta)
"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?"
November 18th, 2013 / 4:05 p.m. - “Health Committee on Nov. 18th, 2013”
OpenParliament.ca
http://openparliament.ca/committees/health/41-2/4/laurie-hawn-2/
Official Party Stance: Possession and Sales of
Hon. Laurie Hawn, MP
(780) 442-1888
laurie.hawn@parl.gc.ca
lauriehawn.ca
twitter.com/MPLaurieHawn
facebook.com/mplauriehawn
youtube.com/HawnL
DID NOT
VOTE ON
BILL C-10
WILL NOT BE
SEEKING RE-ELECTION

Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario)
"The overwhelming majority do not
support the third party's intent to
legalize marijuana."
February 12th, 2014 / 2:10 p.m. - “Youth Forum: Statements By Members”
OpenParliament.ca
http://openparliament.ca/debates/2014/2/12/bryan-hayes-1/only/
Official Party stance: Possession
and Sales of Marijuana is a
Criminal Offense.
Bryan Hayes, MP
(705) 941-2900
Bryan.Hayes@parl.gc.ca
bryanhayes.ca

South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale (British Columbia)
“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.”
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 News
http://www.peacearchnews.com/news/242296471.html
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales
of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
Russ Hiebert, MP
(604) 542-9495
info@russhiebert.ca
russhiebert.ca
twitter.com/hiebertruss
facebook.com/russhiebert
youtube.com/RJHiebert
linkedin.com/in/russhiebert
WILL NOT BE
SEEKING RE-ELECTION

Lethbridge (Alberta)
"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."
Feb 4, 2014 11:59 AM - “Direct email”
<Jim.Hillyer@parl.gc.ca> wrote:
http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2014/01/jim-hillyer-mp.html
Jim Hillyer, MP
(403) 320-0070
Jim.Hillyer@parl.gc.ca
jimhillyer.com
twitter.com/JimHillyerMP
youtube.com/jimhillyermp

Prince Albert (Saskatchewan)
"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.
Submitted on September 11, 2013 - 7:00am - “Prince Albert’s MP not opposed to changing marijuana laws”
By Nigel Maxwell - paNOW Staff
http://www.panow.com/node/386345
Randy Hoback, MP
1-800-939-0940 / (306) 953-8622
randy.hoback@parl.gc.ca
mprandyhoback.ca
twitter.com/MPRandyHoback
facebook.com/MPRandyHoback
youtube.com/randyhobackmp
linkedin.com/in/mprandyhoback

London West (Ontario)
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?”
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 - Metro
http://metronews.ca/news/london/968678/60-million-a-year-legal-pot-would-mean-tax-windfall-for-province-
Ed Holder, MP
(519) 473-5955
holdee1@parl.gc.ca
edholdermp.ca
twitter.com/EdHolder_MP
facebook.com/pages/Ed-Holder-MP-for-London-
West/111702495519652
youtube.com/EdHolderMP
london-economist-says/
Official Party Stance: Possession and Sales of Marijuana is
a Criminal Offense.

Kingston and the Islands (Ontario)
“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.
Thursday, July 25, 2013 6:56:53 EDT PM - “Hsu backs legalized pot'
By Alison Shouldice, thewhig.com
http://www.thewhig.com/2013/07/25/hsu-backs-legalized-pot
Official Party Stance: Liberals understand the need to consider ending the prohibition
of marijuana and addressing the root causes of crime to see real results. http://www.liberal.
ca/getting-smart-on-crime-and-cannabis/
Ted Hsu, MP
(613) 542-3243
ted.hsu@parl.gc.ca
tedhsu.ca
twitter.com/tedhsu
facebook.com/TedHsuMP
youtube.com/user/TedHsuMPtv
linkedin.com/in/tedhsu

Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing (Ontario)
"no statement found - 1 August 2014"
1 August 2014 “No statement found“
OnTheWeb.ca
http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2014/01/carol-hughes-mp.html
Official Party Stance: 3.1h Adopting a harm reduction approach to substance
abuse and permitting the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. 3.9i
Decriminalizing marijuana possession with the goal of removing it’s production and
distribution from the control of organized crime. http://xfer.ndp.ca/2012/2012-12-17-Email-
Carol Hughes, MP
1-855-297-4200 / (705) 848-8080
carol.hughes@parl.gc.ca
carolhughes.ndp.ca
twitter.com/CarolHughesMP
facebook.com/pages/Carol-Hughes/38326584416

Thunder Bay—Superior North (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
Feb 5, 2014 10:02 AM, <bruce.hyer.a1@parl.gc.ca> - “email'
http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2014/01/bruce-hyer-mp.html
Official Party Stance: 4.8 Ending the war on drugs: Legalize marijuana by
removing marijuana from the drug schedule. http://www.greenparty.ca/vision-green/p4.
8
Bruce Hyer, MP
Green Party of Canada
1-888-266-8004 /
(807) 345-1818
bruce@brucehyer.ca
brucehyer.ca
twitter.com/brucehyer
facebook.com/brucehyer
youtube.com/BruceHyerMP

Brome—Missisquoi (Quebec)
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."
Mar 6, 2012 “Canadian NDP MP Pierre Jacob On The Record“
By RICHARD MCCALLUM - DIGITALJOURNAL.COM
http://digitaljournal.com/article/320753
Pierre Jacob, MP
1-866-683-5538 /
(819) 868-1305
Pierre.Jacob@parl.gc.ca
pierrejacob.ndp.ca
twitter.com/PJacobNPD
facebook.com/PierreJacobNPD
youtube.com/MPPierrejacob

Scarborough Centre (Ontario)
"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."
November 22nd, 2013 / 10:05 a.m. - “Drug-Free Prisons Act: Government Orders“
OpenParliament.ca
http://openparliament.ca/debates/2013/11/22/roxanne-james-2/only/
Official Party Stance: Possession and Sales
of Marijuana is a Criminal
Offense.
Roxanne James, MP
(416) 752-2358
Roxanne.James@parl.gc.ca
roxannejames.ca
facebook.com/MP.RoxanneJames
youtube.com/RoxanneJamesMP

Labrador (Newfoundland & Labrador)
"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.”
May 13th, 2014 / 9:45 a.m. “Health Committee on May 13th, 2014“
http://openparliament.ca/committees/health/41-2/27/yvonne-jones-3/
Official Party Stance: Liberals understand the need to consider ending the
prohibition of marijuana and addressing the root causes of crime to see real
results. http://www.liberal.ca/getting-smart-on-crime-and-cannabis/
Yvonne Jones, MP
1-888-817-2483 /
(709) 896-2483
Yvonne.Jones.C1A@parl.gc.ca
yvonnejones.liberal.ca
twitter.com/YvonneJJones
facebook.com/yvonnejonesliberal

Burnaby—New Westminster (British Columbia)
"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."
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
(604) 775-5707
local@peterjulian.ca
peterjulian.ca
twitter.com/MPJulian
facebook.com/MPPeterJulian

Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission (British Columbia)
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.
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 News
https://www.treatingyourself.org/showthread.php?30338-BC-Conservative-explains-%EF%BF%BDhidden-agenda%
EF%BF%BD-to-students
Offense.
Randy Kamp, MP
1-888-255-8140 / (604) 466-2761
Roxanne.James@parl.gc.ca
randykamp.com
twitter.com/RandyKamp_com
facebook.com/mprandykamp
youtube.com/mprandykamp

South Shore—St. Margaret's (Nova Scotia)
"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."
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/
Official Party stance: Possession and Sales of
Gerald Keddy, MP
(902) 527-5655
gerald.keddy.c1@parl.gc.ca
geraldkeddy.ca
twitter.com/geraldkeddy
facebook.com/GeraldKeddy
youtube.com/GeraldKeddyMP
WILL NOT BE
SEEKING RE-ELECTION

Beaches—East York (Ontario)
”@acrosscanada seems like u haven't read recently tabled
Standing Health Ctte report on subject - w dissenting reports
from oppo parties”
19 Nov 2014 3:54 PM “Tweet”
https://twitter.com/MatthewKellway/status/535219470600785920
http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=6728826&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=41&Ses=2
Matthew Kellway, MP ‘Montreal 2013 NDP Policy’
(416) 467-0860
Matthew.Kellway@parl.gc.ca
matthewkellway.ndp.ca
twitter.com/matthewkellway
facebook.com/matthewkellway
youtube.com/mattkellway

Calgary Southeast (Alberta)
Just got email from head of adolescent
drug treatment centre furious w/
Justin Trudeau for demanding
marijuana legalization. #irresponsible
9:48 AM - 25 Jul 2013 - “Tweet“
Twitter.com @kenneyjason
https://twitter.com/kenneyjason/status/360441371187884033
Offense.
Hon. Jason Kenney, MP
(613) 992-2235
jason.kenney@parl.gc.ca
jasonkenney.com
twitter.com/kenneyjason
facebook.com/JasonKenneymp
youtube.com/JasonKenneyMP

Thornhill (Ontario)
"no statement found - 1 August 2014"
1 August 2014 “No statement found“
OnTheWeb.ca
http://unschedulecannabis.blogspot.ca/2014/01/hon-peter-kent-mp.html
Official Party stance: Possession and
Sales of Marijuana is a Criminal Offense.
Hon. Peter Kent, MP
(905) 886-9911
peter.kent@parl.gc.ca
peterkent.ca
twitter.com/KentThornhillMP
facebook.com/PeterKentMP
youtube.com/123kentp

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