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Brian Timlick, Charleswood-St. James |
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 Bill C-26 is a bill tabled by the Conservative government that received its first reading in February of 2008. It proposes mandatory minimum sentences for the production and trafficking of various controlled substances, including cannabis, methamphetamines, cocaine and heroin. These minimums begin at six months for production of 1-200 cannabis plants and extend up to three years for offenses involving heroin, cocaine and methamphetamines. The bill has now received two readings and was before the justice committee prior to the election call. How would you vote on Bill C-26 if it were to come before the House for a final reading?
- Opposed. Growing cannabis is not in the same league at all as heroin, methamphetamines, or cocaine.
Are you in favour of the continued operation of Insite, Vancouver’s safe injection facility?
In your opinion, the possession of marijuana for recreational use should (choose one):
a. remain criminalized b. be decriminalized c. be legalized
- Be legalized. That is GPC (Green Party of Canada) policy.
What steps should the government take to help those for whom illegal drug use has become a problem?
- It should be treated as an illness.
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