Justice committee  You are referring to section 4 which concerns possession. However, other sections deal with trafficking or importation.

Justice committee  There are two issues. I will start with the second one, which was about precursors. If there are new precursor drugs that are used in making illicit drugs, then they can be added to the schedules by cabinet. The Governor in Council can make regulations putting things there, so

Justice committee  Yes, that is under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. With respect to the other question, federal, provincial, and territorial officials and governments have been working for quite some time on various drug issues. There is a bill in front of the House now to amend the Con

Justice committee  I recall seeing the list of chemical substances used in the production of methamphetamine. I should have re-read it this morning. Regardless, let me read you recommendation 16 in our report: The main disadvantage of creating such an offence would be the need to prove knowledge

Justice committee  I'm in the middle of page 45, just before recommendation 17. We realize that this is not the solution to all of our problems. It is a merely a tool that can assist us from time to time. It is a step forward, but it is not the be all and end all.

Justice committee  Correct.

Justice committee  I believe it was in July 2007.

Justice committee  By all means. The first thing I would like to say is that the department supports the amendment. It is no secret that the department worked on this amendment in an effort to help the committee. If the committee wishes to pursue...

Justice committee  Perhaps that is normal in a minority government situation where bills can...

Justice committee  That is right. I worked with the committee that formulated the recommendations. Here is the type of scenario presented to us at the time. Suppose that one evening, all of the equipment and chemicals needed to produce methamphetamine are discovered in the trunk of a person's vehi

Justice committee  No. I'm just here in case there are some technical questions people want to ask.

Justice committee  No, we do not. This would be the only drug that would be mentioned.

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 2nd Session) committee  It is a fact that once these provisions were included in the Criminal Code, individuals were in fact tried on drug-related offences. The problem has always been establishing proof of drug use. There are no devices available to detect the presence of drugs, unlike roadside breatha

Justice committee  I can't move amendments.

Justice committee  I can just put wording on it.