[Chair read text of motion to House]
Gord Johns NDP
Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)
Defeated, as of June 1, 2022
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This is from the published bill.
This enactment amends the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to repeal a provision that makes it an offence to possess certain substances. It also makes consequential amendments to other Acts.
In addition, it enacts the Expungement of Certain Drug-related Convictions Act , which establishes a procedure for expunging certain drug-related convictions and provides for the destruction or removal of the judicial records of those convictions that are in federal repositories and systems.
Finally, it enacts the National Strategy on Substance Use Act , which requires the Minister of Health to develop a national strategy to address the harm caused by problematic substance use.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.
(The House divided on the motion, which was negatived on the following division:)
An hon. member
Oh, oh!
The Speaker Anthony Rota
Order.
I want to remind hon. members that reacting to what is going on in the galleries is not permitted, in case anyone forgot.