Criminal Records Act   is in front of me, and it is, quite simply, a step in the wrong direction. The government has made a mistake. The debate has evolved since 2015. The government legalized marijuana, but it should have created a pardon process at the same time. I do not know why my colleague wants to dredge

Criminal Records Act  . Imagine what some of our interns must face. There are tens of thousands of Canadians who have criminal records for possession of small amounts of marijuana. The government's argument is that it is against the Canadian Human Rights Act to discriminate against people who have a pardon

Criminal Records Act  . Some people do not read the news every morning and might not know that is available to them. If the government was truly ambitious and serious about marijuana legalization, it would have at least made this automatic, since it is not opting for expungement of criminal records, which

Criminal Records Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his question. Yes, we can disagree on the legalization of marijuana, but we do agree on the fact that this will not be recriminalized. I can tell the hon. member with some certainty and a great deal of respect for my

Criminal Records Act   that the Conservative Party and our Conservative leader have stated unequivocally that they have no intention of reopening or again making marijuana possession illegal. That train has left the station. What we will be doing with respect to Bill C-45 is making corrections to the bill. Obviously

Criminal Records Act  Mr. Speaker, I have never heard fake news like that before. Our leader has been very clear that we will not recriminalize marijuana. We have, however, made it clear that we believe the Liberal government rammed through the legislation without consulting properly

Criminal Records Act  Mr. Speaker, the House is speaking about marijuana this morning. In my region, in Fort Albany, Chief Leo Metatawabin has just declared a state of emergency over the devastating impacts of the opioid crisis. In our northern communities, opioids are destroying families

Criminal Records Act   us does not deal with the opioid crisis. It deals with record suspensions related to marijuana convictions, ensuring the process for securing a record suspension is simplified and made less costly for those in Canada who would not otherwise be able to afford it.

Criminal Records Act  Mr. Speaker, today, we are talking about Bill C-93, an act to provide no-cost, expedited record suspensions for simple possession of cannabis. This bill seeks to make changes to the pardon process and eliminate fees for Canadians who were convicted of marijuana possession

Criminal Records Act   of Canada today under the leadership of the Prime Minister. Let me get back to the legislation at hand. Bill C-93 addresses a very small part of the recent marijuana legalization that the Liberal Prime Minister undertook. Members may recall that the Prime Minister made a host

Criminal Records Act  Mr. Speaker, it is very kind for you to acknowledge that what has been happening in the Liberal benches is inappropriate. The Liberals can do better. I opposed the marijuana legalization legislation. It represents a huge risk to the mental health of future generations

Criminal Records Act  Mr. Speaker, my hon. friend mentioned the earlier legislation that made marijuana legal and the impact it had on the business community in his area. There are a number of small contractors throughout my riding who have been told very explicitly by their insurance companies

Criminal Records Act   their initial marijuana legislation. It is important that I brought that up. How did we land here with such a disaster? Here we are stuck at the very end of the Liberal government's mandate having to pass an important piece of legislation. At the end of the day, I think members on all sides

Criminal Records Act   was not working. They said we had to take the profits away from organized crime and take it out of the hands of our youth. They said that the approach of previous Conservative and Liberal governments was not working to decrease the use of marijuana by our youth. If we look at statistics from

Criminal Records Act   Dain commission, and many elections after the New Democrats urged them to decriminalize marijuana and they refused to do so, and after they made punishment more severe for people in Canada who used cannabis, they had a magical epiphany and decided that they would legalize it. I