Criminal Records Act  Madam Speaker, we know the Conservatives did not support the legalization of marijuana. However, the NDP is in support of looking for ways to ensure the records of people who were arrested for simple possession of marijuana in the past, when it was illegal to consume, get

Criminal Records Act   at them to see if we cannot improve this flawed legislation that will advance through the House. It has been said, and I will repeat, that a Conservative government will not recriminalize marijuana, but we certainly want to ensure there are no undue obstacles or burdens on folks

Criminal Records Act   to housing. It can be an impediment to being able to volunteer in one's community. All this is for committing an offence that is perfectly legal today. I did not support marijuana legalization, but it seems to me that if the government is going to go down that road, and it has chosen

Criminal Records Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. I will simply respond by saying that we are in a rush to work on solving a problem that the Liberals created during this Parliament. That is pretty rich. The way they went about legalizing marijuana led to all

Criminal Records Act  Madam Speaker, we know that when people are charged and convicted of simple possession of marijuana, it creates barriers for them to access housing, employment, and even to volunteer in the community. The goal here is to try to create a pathway for them to be able to move

Criminal Records Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. The key word here is “suspension”. Does suspension mean anything in today's world? Canadians convicted of simple possession of marijuana will now have the word “suspension” stamped on their record. When they try to cross

Criminal Records Act  Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak to Bill C-93. The bill has come forth as a result of the government's lack of foresight in its hurried quest to legalize marijuana. The bill was so rushed to meet the Prime Minister's self-imposed political deadline that it fails to address

Criminal Records Act   to the carbon tax or whether it came to marijuana. I believe both the provinces of Manitoba and Ontario asked him to slow down. The premiers asked because they were putting the retail structure in place. We now have huge shortages, not enough supply and demand. No one was ready. We had

Criminal Records Act   that the simplest route is to get immigration and customs in the United States to take the marijuana screening questions out of the border questions. The Liberals could not even get that assurance. Do we think they will get the U.S. to respect modernizing the safe third country agreement? We

Criminal Records Act  Today, Madam Speaker, I am pleased to take part in the debate on Bill C-93, which aims to provide record suspensions for simple possession of marijuana. I would like us to focus on the word “suspension” and the effect said suspension could have when people try to cross

Criminal Records Act   to the Prime Minister's election promise. This is an example. That is not to say that we are going to turn back the clock when the Conservatives form government in the fall. Marijuana will remain legal, but we will try to address some of the public safety concerns, such as some

Criminal Records Act   not listen to any advice from any organization across Canada. That is why we have this problem. The Liberals are trying to work on the margins to save this problem. We all know about gateway drugs. The member only has to have one person in his family get involved with marijuana

Criminal Records Act   and only four or five of them raised their hands. Legalizing cannabis does not necessarily mean that fewer young people will use it. We saw that with alcohol. Now the Liberals are making the same mistake with marijuana. Does my colleague agree with me?

Criminal Records Act  Madam Speaker, I am rising today to speak to the government's proposal to provide pardons for people who have criminal records for simple possession of marijuana accrued prior to the legalization of marijuana. We felt that the legislation that legalized marijuana was something

Criminal Records Act   they could not keep. Then, to try to keep the promises, they crafted some very poor legislation. Of course, I am talking about the bill that legalized marijuana. As some of my colleagues have said, the jury is still out. I do not feel that the jury is out, but some people say