The Honourable Bardish Chagger PC, Minister of Small Business and Tourism & Liberal Member of Parliament for 35112 Waterloo (Ontario)

The Honourable Bardish Chagger PC, Minister of Small Business and Tourism & Liberal Member of Parliament for 35112 Waterloo (Ontario)

On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 7:37 AM, Minister of Small Business and Tourism - Ministre de la Petite Entreprise et du Tourisme (IC) <sbt.minister-ministre.pet@canada.ca> wrote:

Dear Sam Vekemans:

 

On behalf of the Honourable Bardish Chagger, Minister of Small Business and Tourism, thank you for your email of January 7, 2016, attaching your e-petition for the removal of cannabis from Canada’s national drug schedule and your proposal to repeal the prohibition of cannabis.

As the issues you have raised fall under the purview of the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, I have taken the liberty of forwarding your correspondence to her office for consideration.

Please accept my best wishes.

Sincerely,

Laura Morin

Special Assistant

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“Dear NORML,
Thanks for the email and your participation on this much needed conversation.
I believe that legalization—not simply decriminalization—is the best way to keep marijuana out of the hands of children and to prevent the proceeds from funding criminal activities.
The Conservatives are committed to continuing a failing war on drugs, which has led to almost half a million Canadians being arrested on marijuana-related charges at an estimated cost to the Canadian public of $500 million since 2006. Other countries have already come to the conclusion that waging this kind of war on drugs has been an abject failure.
We need to reform marijuana laws in Canada. Again, thank you for your email.
Sincerely,
Bardish Chagger
Liberal Candidate for the Federal Riding of Waterloo”
2015 election
http://norml.ca/election/