Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Marijuana Stance of MPs on a Map

This is the map of eastern Canada.

and this is of Calgary

This is the full page map https://www.google.com/fusiontables/embedviz?q=select+col14%3E%3E0+from+15Yx3odZ3oizxCIGl4IfuRBmNt73Yw7xWShIx_pI&viz=MAP&h=false&lat=51.541509835751334&lng=-114.36457658984375&t=1&z=8&l=col14%3E%3E0&y=2&tmplt=2&hml=KML

This is the spreadsheet im working with, which is used to create the map above.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fgbSXsZ2go40vvquilujNMuW9caLp7DKJ3F5Yx39hsI/edit?usp=sharing

Electorial District

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Sam Katz, Mayor - Winnipeg, Manitoba

http://www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sam_Katz
http://Twitter.com /WpgMayorsOffice
http://www.winnipeg.ca /interhom /mayor/
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3 Winnipeg city councillors admit to past pot use
Politicians acknowledge past pot use amid Justin Trudeau's admission
Aug 23, 2013 4:57 PM CT
CBC News
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Other city politicians flatly denied they had ever smoked marijuana.
Mayor Sam Katz told CBC he doesn’t drink alcohol either. " don’t smoke, don’t drink. Never smoked pot," he said.
Kevin Chief, the NDP MLA for Point Douglas, also said he’d never used the substance.
Tory MLA Ron Schuler said he "wouldn’t even know what it looks like."
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http://www.cbc.ca /m/news/#!/content/1.1377097

Bob Zimmer, MP - Prince George-Peace River

http://www.parl.gc.ca /Parliamentarians/en /members/Bob-Zimmer (72035)
http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bob_Zimmer
http://openparliament.ca /politicians/bob -zimmer /
https ://twitter.com /bobzimmermp

Bob Zimmer

Hill Office House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A6 Telephone: 613-947-4524 Fax: 613-947-4527 Mail may be sent postage-free to any Member of Parliament.

Constituency Office(s)

9916 100th Avenue (Main Office) Fort St John, British Columbia V1J 1Y5 Telephone: 250-787-1194 Fax: 250-787-1195
101-1584 7th Ave Prince George, British Columbia V2L 3P4 Telephone: 250-561-7982 Fax: 250-561-7983
10421, 10th Street Dawson Creek, British Columbia V1G 3T8 Telephone: 250-719-6848 Fax:

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@acrosscanada Don't thank me, no.
— Bob Zimmer MP (@bobzimmermp) March 10, 2014

Strong Oppose

@bobzimmermp It's it about time to Unschedule Cannabis as a controlled substance? Thanks in advance for your support! #marijuana #cdnpoli
— Sam Vekemans (@acrosscanada) February 4, 2014

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Zimmer applauds new medical marijuana regulations

Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 3:53 PM
By Greg Fry
Prince George, B.C.
- See more at: http://hqprincegeorge.com/news/news/v/Local/206234/Zimmer-applauds-new-medical-marijuana-regulations#sthash.QZC5aPDY.cWcvXmZg.dpuf

Zimmer applauds new medical marijuana regulations

Prince George-Peace River Conservative MP Bob Zimmer is applauding his government's new medical marijuana regulations.
June 13, 2013
By Greg Fry - HQPrinceGeorge.com

Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 3:53 PM
By Greg Fry
Prince George, B.C. - See more at: http://hqprincegeorge.com/news/news/v/Local/206234/Zimmer-applauds-new-medical-marijuana-regulations#sthash.QZC5aPDY.cWcvXmZg.dpuf

The changes mean Canadians will no longer be able to grow marijuana legally at home and instead will require a prescription from a health practitioner.
"What we have done is we have heard the concerns of constituents about marijuana grow operations in their neighbourhoods and made legislation to basically bring them out of the neighbourhoods and into proper secure drug producing facilities."
- See more at: http://hqprincegeorge.com/news/news/v/Local/206234/Zimmer-applauds-new-medical-marijuana-regulations#sthash.QZC5aPDY.dpuf

Wai Young, MP - Vancouver South

http://www.parl.gc.ca /Parliamentarians/en /members/Wai -Young(59331)
http://waiyoung.ca /
http://openparliament.ca /politicians/wai -young/
http://www.conservative.ca /?cr =vancouver -south
https ://twitter.com /WaiYoung
http://www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wai_Young

Wai Young

Hill Office House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A6 Telephone: 613-995-7052 Fax: 613-995-2962 Mail may be sent postage-free to any Member of Parliament.

Constituency Office(s)

6406 Victoria Drive (Main Office) Vancouver, British Columbia V5P 3X7 Telephone: 604-775-5323 Fax: 604-775-5420

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strong oppose

@WaiYoung It's about time to Unschedule Cannabis, Yes? Thanks in advance for your support! http://t.co/366ZlkgUjx pic.twitter.com/MhSy5HIu9w
— Sam Vekemans (@acrosscanada) March 10, 2014

Check out @acrosscanada's Tweet: https ://twitter.com /acrosscanada /status/430689262468882432

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Public Safety
Oral Questions
October 31st, 2013 / 11:45 a.m.
Conservative

Wai Young Vancouver South, BC

Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Liberal member for Malpeque and the NDP member for Vancouver East met to support convicted drug dealer Marc Emery.

This individual is serving a serious sentence in the United States for selling drugs online where anyone can access them. Criminal acts like these put our children at risk, yet the opposition members cannot stop their support for the drug trade.

Can the government tell this House what has been done to keep Canada safe from criminals?

http://openparliament.ca/debates/2013/10/31/wai-young-1/

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Conservative Says MPs Backing Marc Emery Support Drug Trade
Nov 3 2013
POT TV - Conservative MP Wai Young brought up Opposition MP support for imprisoned marijuana activist Marc Emery in the House of Commons, calling it "support for the drug trade." Find out why Opposition MPs support Marc Emery. Watch the Parliamentary...

Published on 3 Nov 2013

POT TV - Conservative MP Wai Young brought up Opposition MP support for imprisoned marijuana activist Marc Emery in the House of Commons, calling it "support for the drug trade."

Find out why Opposition MPs support Marc Emery:
http://www.cannabisculture.com/conten...

Watch the press conference:
http://www.cannabisculture.com/conten...

Find out more about Marc Emery at http://FreeMarc.ca

Recorded October 31, 2013

http://youtu.be/mbwIUgV1D6s

Terence Young, MP - Oakville

http://www.parl.gc.ca /Parliamentarians/en /members/Terence-Young(35663)
http://www.terenceyoung.com /
http://openparliament.ca /politicians/terence -young/
http://www.terenceyoung.com /
http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Terence_Young_(politician)
https ://twitter.com /TerenceYoungMP

Terence Young

Hill Office House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A6 Telephone: 613-995-4014 Fax: 613-992-0520 Mail may be sent postage-free to any Member of Parliament.

Constituency Office(s)

165 Cross Ave (Main Office) Suite 104 Oakville, Ontario L6J 0A9 Telephone: 905-338-2008 Fax:

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Check out @acrosscanada's Tweet: https ://twitter.com /acrosscanada /status/430690827351130112

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Strong appose

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December 9th, 2013 / 5:05 p.m.
Conservative

Terence Young Oakville, ON

Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Before I ask a question, Chair, I would like to get something on the record here. Mr. Marston's question was an apparent attempt to characterize the members on this side of the committee as somehow naive about teens and drugs. You heard Mrs. DeGroote say that Halton has some of the worst problems in this respect. Marijuana is the drug of choice for young people. In grades 7 to 12, 34% use marijuana. And it causes depression, it's linked with many cancers including brain cancer, it can cause psychosis, and it leads to diabetes. It's also linked to automobile accidents and industrial accidents, including death. So we're the party who wants to keep marijuana illegal for all of those reasons.
And it's your party and the Liberal Party who want to legalize marijuana, Mr. Marston. So I want to point out who was actually being naive about the risks of drugs.
Dr. Buckley, I think you remember that we met in Oakville at a seminar for young people with connective tissue disorders.
http://openparliament.ca /committees/health/41-2/10/terence -young-1/

Lynne Yelich, MP - Blackstrap

http://www.parl.gc.ca /Parliamentarians/en /members/Lynne-Yelich (1838)
http://www.lynneyelich.ca /
http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lynne_Yelich
https ://twitter.com /Lynne_Yelich
http://openparliament.ca /politicians/lynne -yelich /
http://www.conservative.ca /?cr =blackstrap

The Honourable Lynne Yelich

Hill Office House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A6 Telephone: 613-995-5653 Fax: 613-995-0126 Mail may be sent postage-free to any Member of Parliament.

Constituency Office(s)

2325 Preston Avenue (Main Office) Unit 71 Market Mall Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7J 2G2 Telephone: 306-975-6472 Fax: 306-975-6492
309 Central Avenue PO Box 56 Kenaston, Saskatchewan S0G 2N0 Telephone: 306-252-6100 Fax: 306-252-2221

@Lynne_Yelich Do you support unscheduling Cannabis Yes/No/Why? #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/dDpcLTvWag
— Sam Vekemans (@acrosscanada) April 6, 2014

Post by Unschedule Cannabis, for a SAFER Canada.

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strong oppose

Check out @acrosscanada's Tweet: https ://twitter.com /acrosscanada /status/430693188970741760

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Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
Government Orders
June 2nd, 2009 / 3:35 p.m.
Blackstrap
Saskatchewan
Conservative

Lynne Yelich Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification)

Mr. Speaker, I listened to the member and he thinks that marijuana is not a drug that should be criminalized, that it should be decriminalized. I wonder what he thinks of the RCMP operational intelligence, in that the superintendent from the Surrey detachment said, “What can't be debated is that cannabis is a currency for organized crime”. When I did a tour of my riding when we were talking about the dangers of marijuana, there was a concern in the school districts that the drug dealers would definitely lace marijuana with drugs that would be dangerous to young people. I wonder if the member has thought past the serious drug crimes that this legislation is trying to address. He seems to not realize that we are talking about serious crimes, not about anything less than production, trafficking, possession for the purpose of trafficking, importing, exporting, possession for the purpose of exporting. Would he not think that it is important to protect his constituents from those serious offences?

http://openparliament.ca/debates/2009/6/2/lynne-yelich-1/

Stephen Woodworth, MP - Kitchener Centre

http://www.parl.gc.ca /Parliamentarians/en /members/Stephen-Woodworth (58919)
http://www.stephenwoodworth.ca /
http://openparliament.ca /politicians/stephen -woodworth /
https ://twitter.com /WoodworthMP
http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stephen_Woodworth_(politician)

Stephen Woodworth

Hill Office House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A6 Telephone: 613-995-8913 Fax: 613-996-7329 Mail may be sent postage-free to any Member of Parliament.

Constituency Office(s)

300 Victoria Street North (Main Office) Suite 12 Kitchener, Ontario N2H 6R9 Telephone: 519-741-2001 Fax: 519-579-2404

@acrosscanada In any event, when it comes to use of intoxicants, I am an anti-expansionist.
— Stephen Woodworth (@WoodworthMP) November 24, 2014

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Alice Wong, MP - Richmond

http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Alice-Wong%2830812%29
http://openparliament.ca/politicians/alice-wong/

The Honourable Alice Wong

Hill Office House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A6 Telephone: 613-995-2021 Fax: 613-995-2174 Mail may be sent postage-free to any Member of Parliament.

Constituency Office(s)

360-5951 No. 3 Road Richmond, British Columbia V6X 2E3 Telephone: 604-775-5790 Fax: 604-775-6291

Statement by Jason Kenney, Minister for Multiculturalism, Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), and Tim Uppal, Minister of State (Multiculturalism)

Written by Asian Connections. Posted in Talking Politics
Tagged: Alice Wong, Jason Kenney, Justin Trudeau, Tim Uppal

Published on December 27, 2013 with No Comments

“Justin Trudeau has put out new ads to ethnic media to mislead Canadians about his pro-drug legalization policies. The ad is false and dishonest. This ad is in direct response to the outrage expressed by immigrant communities and parents across Canada who have been clear that they do not support Justin Trudeau’s plan to legalize marijuana. The truth about Justin Trudeau is that he will make marijuana legal in Canada. Justin Trudeau’s plan will make it easier for kids to access drugs and will send a message to young people that taking drugs is not a problem, making the difficult job of parents even harder. Only the Conservative Government is committed to keeping illegal drugs out of the hands of kids and off the streets.”

http://www.theasianconnectionsnewspaper.com/statement-by-jason-kenney-minister-for-multiculturalism-alice-wong-minister-of-state-seniors-and-tim-uppal-minister-of-state-multiculturalism/

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don't know stance

John Williamson, MP - New Brunswick Southwest

http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/John-Williamson%2871323%29

John Williamson

Hill Office House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A6 Telephone: 613-995-5550 Fax: 613-995-5226 Mail may be sent postage-free to any Member of Parliament.

Constituency Office(s)

120 Milltown Blvd (Main Office) St. Stephen, New Brunswick E3L 1G6 Telephone: 506-466-3928 Fax: 506-466-2813
192 River Valley Drive Suite 1 Grand Bay - Westfield, New Brunswick E5K 1A4 Telephone: 506-738-3634 Fax: 506-738-3636

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strong oppose

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Legalization of Marijuana Statements By Members
February 3rd, 2014 / 2:15 p.m.
Conservative
John Williamson New Brunswick Southwest, NB
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Mr. Speaker, this morning the Liberal justice critic told CBC Radio that a survey I sent to my constituents is fearmongering, because it reported the outcome of the Liberal plan to legalize marijuana. I noted that the Liberal leader had smoked weed as an MP while voting for tougher penalties against drug dealers; that the Liberal leader had promoted his plan to school kids in a school; that the Liberal policy is to legalize pot; and that the Liberals plan to sell marijuana in stores.
The Liberals do not want Canadians to know what will happen if pot if legalized, yet I take their leader at face value when he said, “My vision of what the legalization of marijuana would look like is loosely based on how we control alcohol”.
There are only two examples of how government regulates the sale of controlled substances: alcohol and tobacco. What other models are there? Alcohol is sold in stores all over Canada. Under the Liberal plan, pot too will be available in local stores, and if it is not, why legalize it?
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http://openparliament.ca /debates/2014/2/3/john-williamson -1/
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Conservative MP John Williamson attacks Justin Trudeau's 'pot plan'
Flyer mailed to constituents alleges that Liberal Leader plans to sell marijuana in N.B. stores
Feb 03, 2014 12:36 PM AT
CBC News
New Brunswick Southwest MP John Williamson has sent a flyer to constituents asking for their reaction to Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's so-called "pot plan."
The survey, titled "Liberals plan to sell marijuana in N.B. stores," asks constituents to select whether they believe "Drugs are illegal and should stay that way," or "Marijuana should be stocked on local store shelves."
Williamson said the options are intended to be clear-cut.
"Questions that are namby-pamby or try to split the difference don't really receive good responses," he said. "When there's a clear choice, in this case legalizing pot or not, they tend to provide higher responses on both sides.
"Since this hit mailboxes in my riding, the first response … tends to be on the negative side, then over the next couple weeks we get responses in the mail which affirm the government's position, my position on these questionnaires.
Williamson provides his stance in the mail-out, stating, "Marijuana should not be legalized."
.... .
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http://www.cbc.ca /m/news/#!/content/1.2521095

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Tory MP attacks Justin Trudeau’s ‘pot plan’ in flyer sent to constituents

Ishmael N. Daro

Published: February 5, 2014, 11:46 am

Updated: 4 weeks ago

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The flyer isn’t completely one-sided, though. It allows for voters to check off how they feel about marijuana and send it back to Williamson’s office, although a cynic might consider the two possible answers somewhat narrow: “Drugs are illegal and should stay that way” and “Marijuana should be stocked on local store shelves.”
Presumably there is no way to only stock marijuana on the shelves of non-local stores.
The Conservative Party is against legalization and has even tightened some of the laws surrounding marijuana. The NDP favours decriminalization and the Liberals recently endorsed full legalization.

Tory MP John Williamson’s flyer attacking Justin Trudeau’s “pot policy” (imgur/reddit)

http://o.canada.com/news/tory-mp-attacks-justin-trudeaus-pot-plan-in-flyer-sent-to-constituents/

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David Wilks, MP - Kootenay-Columbia

http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/David-Wilks%2872006%29
http://openparliament.ca/politicians/david-wilks/

David Wilks

Hill Office House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A6 Telephone: 613-995-7246 Fax: 613-996-9923 Mail may be sent postage-free to any Member of Parliament.

Constituency Office(s)

100 Cranbrook Street North (Main Office) Suite B Cranbrook, British Columbia V1C 3P9 Telephone: 250-417-2250 Fax: 250-417-2253

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Strong appose.
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December 9th, 2013 / 5:20 p.m.
Conservative

David Wilks Kootenay—Columbia, BC

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Each one of you here today has used the words “awareness”, “best practices”, “data collection”, “science”, and “reasoning”. I will bring up a term that is widely used: “medical marijuana”. I don't believe there is any awareness of it. I don't believe there are any best practices for it. I don't believe there's been any data collection whatsoever. There's been very little science done on it. There's very little reasoning as to why we're doing it, especially when we have synthetic models of Marinol, nabiximol, and dronabinol, which provide opportunities for those who are affected by some significant diseases and can
Seeing that a doctor can prescribe medical marijuana without it going through a pharmacy, I'm curious to hear your perspective, given the addiction issues you've seen, on two things. One, do you believe that marijuana can be an addictive drug; and two, from the perspective of medical marijuana, what needs to be done to ensure that that it is safely prescribed to those who fall under the prescription of a medical doctor?
I'll start with whoever wants to start. You have about one minute each.
Dr. Buckley, you seem to be quite enthralled. Go ahead.
Dr. Norman Buckley
No, I'm going to watch this one go by.
David Wilks Kootenay—Columbia, BC
Dr. Bromley.
Dr. Lisa Bromley
Of course marijuana is an addictive drug. No one can debate that. We need clinical practice guidelines on physicians using it safely. The best I know of are by Dr. Mel Kahan from Toronto, who is planning to release a paper in Canadian Family Physician to guide physicians on how best to prescribe it safely given that it will be a matter of a clinical judgment now. Generally, physicians are quite unprepared to face this as an issue.
David Wilks Kootenay—Columbia, BC
Ms. DeGroote.
Peggi DeGroote
I think it's difficult for family physicians to have so many different treatment modalities in their medical bag with the limited time they have. I know that we have some patients, especially who have MS, where it has been the miracle drug for them. They're no longer in wheelchairs and they can really get out and function, and that's wonderful.
It's tough. I'm not a doctor. The doctor's have to make that clinical decision, and we give them full authority to do that, because that's what they're good at.
David Wilks Kootenay—Columbia, BC
Dr. Buckley, I'll put you on the spot now.
Dr. Norman Buckley
I'm with Dr. Bromley. There are a variety of things that are addictive, and marijuana is probably one of them. Addiction is an interaction between a substance and a person. Some people are addicted to a variety of things, and that's a very complex story.
As far as clinical use goes, I'm entirely in agreement that we know precious little about it. We don't prescribe marijuana. We give them permission to use it with a “get out of jail free” card that we sign. This keeps them from getting busted unless they fail to adhere to certain rules about how much they can have and what they can have with it. My clinical choice is to use the commercially available preparations first.
The other challenge is that smoking itself is bad for you. I don't care what you're smoking—oregano, marijuana, or tobacco—smoking is bad for you. We also know precious little about the different strains. I have a patient who comes in with a book on different genetic strains of marijuana. He knows more about marijuana and genetics than I do about people. So it is a very difficult medical situation.
http://openparliament.ca /committees/health/41-2/10/david-wilks -2/
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Rodney Weston, MP - Saint John

http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Rodney-Weston%284255%29
http://openparliament.ca/politicians/rodney-weston/

Rodney Weston

Hill Office House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A6 Telephone: 613-947-2700 Fax: 613-947-4574 Mail may be sent postage-free to any Member of Parliament.

Constituency Office(s)

90 King Street Saint John, New Brunswick E2L 1G4 Telephone: 506-657-2500 Fax: 506-657-2504

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don't know stance

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Marijuana Stance of MPs on a Map

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Sam Katz, Mayor - Winnipeg, Manitoba

Bob Zimmer, MP - Prince George-Peace River

Bob Zimmer

Zimmer applauds new medical marijuana regulations

Wai Young, MP - Vancouver South

Wai Young

Terence Young, MP - Oakville

Terence Young

Lynne Yelich, MP - Blackstrap

The Honourable Lynne Yelich

Stephen Woodworth, MP - Kitchener Centre

Stephen Woodworth

Alice Wong, MP - Richmond

The Honourable Alice Wong

Statement by Jason Kenney, Minister for Multiculturalism, Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), and Tim Uppal, Minister of State (Multiculturalism)

John Williamson, MP - New Brunswick Southwest

John Williamson

Tory MP attacks Justin Trudeau’s ‘pot plan’ in flyer sent to constituents

David Wilks, MP - Kootenay-Columbia

David Wilks

Rodney Weston, MP - Saint John

Rodney Weston