Legalization Of Marijuana For Health And Medical Purposes  The motion to adjourn the House is now deemed to have been adopted. Accordingly, this House stands adjourned until tomorrow at 10 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). (The House adjourned at 6.54 p.m.)

Legalization Of Marijuana For Health And Medical Purposes  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Vancouver East for her efforts and for her continued work in this area. It is very important that we continue to provide information to the minister and the department, especially the work done by the member for Vancouver East. The Minister of Justice wants the member to know that her message has been heard and is being reviewed by herself and by the department.

Legalization Of Marijuana For Health And Medical Purposes  Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, March 17 I asked the Minister of Justice an important question which she failed to answer, so I will ask her again. How would the justice minister like it if her face showed up on someone else's firearms licence? That is exactly what happened to Mr. Robert Soltis of Abbotsford, B.C.

Legalization Of Marijuana For Health And Medical Purposes  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member from Lévis for giving me this opportunity to speak. As he mentioned we visited the Port Weller dry docks, and I thank him for that. The hon. member is well aware of the generous package. People need to understand that there is a very generous package in the shipbuilding industry, especially the accelerated capital cost allowance.

Legalization Of Marijuana For Health And Medical Purposes  The hon. member for Vancouver East.

Legalization Of Marijuana For Health And Medical Purposes  Mr. Speaker, every day people in my riding of Vancouver East come to me with their hopes and their concerns for their families and their community. Lately the concerns that I hear very often centre on the issue of safety. People are concerned for their own personal safety. They are concerned about keeping their children out of harm's way and they are concerned that their neighbourhoods are becoming less secure.

Legalization Of Marijuana For Health And Medical Purposes  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to answer the question of the member for Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore. He has given me the opportunity to speak on the subject of shipbuilding. I am sorry he did not mention the shipbuilding in my area. Let me first say that the industry minister and I met with the representatives of the shipbuilding industry on March 25.

Legalization Of Marijuana For Health And Medical Purposes  I am afraid the hon. member has run out of time.

Legalization Of Marijuana For Health And Medical Purposes  Mr. Speaker, my speech will surely enable the parliamentary secretary to continue to speak, because I too wish to address shipbuilding. On March 5, I asked a question of the Minister of Finance, but it was the Minister of Industry who replied. The Minister of Finance, having had interests in shipping, does not wish to answer questions.

Legalization Of Marijuana For Health And Medical Purposes  Mr. Speaker, I would ask for unanimous consent of the House in order for the hon. member for Shefford to finish her speech.

Legalization Of Marijuana For Health And Medical Purposes  Agreed.

Legalization Of Marijuana For Health And Medical Purposes  Does the hon. member have the unanimous consent of the House to continue?

Legalization Of Marijuana For Health And Medical Purposes  No.

Legalization Of Marijuana For Health And Medical Purposes  The hon. member for Shefford will have six minutes to complete her speech the next time the motion is debated in the House. A motion to adjourn the House under Standing Order 38 deemed to have been moved.

Legalization Of Marijuana For Health And Medical Purposes  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise on behalf of my colleagues in the Marine Workers Federation and other organizations on the west coast, on central inland waters and on the east coast. The reason I am rising is because of a very fundamental and important issue to my colleagues on the east coast, specifically in Atlantic Canada in my home town of Halifax.