Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  , as well as some legal mining. In the context of Colombia, we have evidence to suggest that rents and benefits and revenues are earned up to three times more by criminal organizations than from the narcotics drug trade. The Colombian government estimates that they're losing around $400

Health committee   you think is going to export? I'll tell you who's exporting now: organized crime. I live in British Columbia where the cannabis drug trade to the United States and other countries is controlled by the Hells Angels. If we're supposed to be trying to provide for the licit

Health committee   of Canada. I, quite frankly, lost count of the number of bullet wounds and stab wounds I treated. The vast majority of those were due to the illegal drug trade, most of that being cannabis. I thank you, and I appreciate the statistics that you were able to quote from Washington

Health committee  It stands alone, separate and apart from any involvement in the illicit drug trade. For sure this exclusion should stand and should carry forward. I was speaking more to participation in the illicit market in and of itself, in the absence of these other factors.

Health committee  , but in recent years the growth and the economy have slowed. This has resulted in changing pressures on policing. We have seen an increase in property-related offences. Much of this increase is related to the illicit drug trade, specifically methamphetamine. We have seen a consistency

Health committee   dangerous drug, and it does kill. How I found it kills is through the criminal activities of those who market it. I saw an unconscionable number of gunshot wounds, stab wounds, and fatal beatings. The vast majority of them were due to the drug trade. I was once evacuated from

Cannabis Act  Madam Speaker, I thank the member opposite for the question and his keen interest in this file as we move to improve the situation for all Canadian families and communities. The illegal drug trade flourishes through the use of the plastic bags that the member refers

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  . Top government officials including the vice-president are linked to the drugs trade and thus have an incentive for us to become a failed state. This systematic violation of human rights compounds the dire humanitarian situation of my country. Inflation, which is expected to reach

Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1   or the gang-related violence that accompanies the drug trade. In February, our government provided $10 million in emergency support to help British Columbia respond to the crisis. Illicit drugs took 914 lives last year alone, and more than 320 in just the first three months of this year

Foreign Affairs committee  I'd like you to speak briefly regarding your concerns with the drug trade in the northern triangle states, and the effect it's having geopolitically, particularly on a society level with respect to those states, and your organization's ability to further the human rights agenda.

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act   provide a non-partisan and practical measure for Canadians. All members of the House were pleased when the Minister of Health took action this past summer to further control six ingredients known to be used in the illicit drug trade. I thank her for that action. I was working

Business of Supply   country in the world. In 2013, a UNICEF study found that in 29 different countries, Canada was number one in underage access to marijuana. The proceeds from the illegal drug trade support organized crimes and create a greater threat to public safety. There are currently billions upon

Business of Supply   in the illegal drug trade, in particular the illegal marijuana trade; and to protect the health of Canadians by ensuring a strict regulatory framework for the production, distribution, and consumption of cannabis that works for the health and safety of all Canadians.

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?

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Chair, I can speak to members about the last part of your comment. There is no doubt that the drug trade is an issue, not just in Honduras but in Central America. I don't know if your previous witnesses have talked about this, but Honduras has weak institutions. Whether