Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee   intimidated and police unwilling to do their work. I'm wondering what the impact is of the drug trade in the area. Is there a reason that we haven't been talking about that at this table?

Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from the New Democrats for her speech tonight. I share her concerns about human rights in Honduras, but I also want to remind her that one of the greatest perpetrators of human rights abuses in Honduras is the drug trade. The illicit drug trade

Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, I listened intently to my colleague speaking about the Canada-Honduras trade agreement. She spoke at length of the drug trade and the pernicious effects of the drug trade on Honduran society. She also spoke of human rights abuses in Hondurans. One of the greatest

Finance committee  So it's taking a model that's been used in west Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Far East. It's been used in gangs and urban centres in North America and drug trades. There are a couple of consistent factors. One is the causal identity and the second one is money. There's

Finance committee   connections, especially in the drug trade. We know that for sure there is a significant involvement in the drug trade by terrorist entities, and they're using the old smuggling routes from places such as South America. These kinds of activities are now being emulated by other groups

Drug-Free Prisons Act  Mr. Speaker, I listened with great interest to my hon. colleague. There are so many people working on making safer streets, dealing with recidivism, making sure that we actually get people out of the drug trade and making sure that people do not get involved in drugs. Then we

Drug-Free Prisons Act   custody, approximately 75% of federal offenders report having engaged in drug or alcohol abuse one year prior to their incarceration. It is clear that tackling drug use and the drug trade in federal prisons can help offender rehabilitation. We actually heard about this at committee

Public Safety committee  Certainly. As I said, detection is a big key. You know you have a good handle on the drug trade when you start seeing lots of brew being made in jail. They make home brew. That's an indication. That's almost, as correctional officers, what we strive for. I say that jokingly

International Trade committee  Let me interrupt you for a few moments. You are telling me about the drug trade, but the question was whether the Government of Canada should be using these agreements to promote social responsibility with the Government of Honduras, rather than simply making economic

Protection of Communities from the Evolving Dangerous Drug Trade Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-70, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related amendments to other Acts. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

Committees of the House   to shut down. The irony of the Liberal plan to legalize marijuana is that it would in no way reduce the rates of youth smoking marijuana or, indeed, the illegal drug trade. Expert witnesses who contributed to this report by the health committee actually spoke to this point at length

Foreign Affairs committee   that are important for us to have the dialogue on, and through these discussions, understand more about the drug trade that unfortunately Mexico is drawn into because it's the only land access from South America into the United States, a great area of demand. It's going to weaken our capacity

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee   supporting combatting the drug trade. This could become more human rights friendly, or become more focused on rule of law and the judiciary, so there are still avenues open for countries to take them to task in a more fine-grained manner on human rights violations.

Finance committee   of goods, and the drug trade. But as often as not, it's legitimate funds that are misdirected to finance terrorist purposes ultimately, which makes it one of the reasons it's difficult to identify.

Health  Mr. Speaker, it is deeply disturbing that the City of Vancouver is looking to legitimize the illegal marijuana drug trade. This irresponsible scheme to sell marijuana in stores just like alcohol and cigarettes can have only one effect: increasing marijuana use and addiction