Francesco Sorbara, Liberal Member of Parliament for Vaughan—Woodbridge (Ontario)
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Fellow former Toronto police chief Bill Blair, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and many others have talked of legalization in one form or another, but coffee shops?
“I say it because that is my opponent’s position,” Fantino said of Liberal Francesco Sorbara. “I see legalizing it or putting it in shops as trying to normalize narcotics, when the truth is there is nothing normal about it. It’s a mind-altering drug that causes impairments and like cigarettes is not healthy.”
Looking at past Facebook posts, I did find where Fantino would get the idea Sorbara supports pot in coffee shops.
“This is the right policy. To follow set up coffee shops and get the proceeds away from the drug gangs,” Sorbara posted in 2011.
I contacted Sorbara for clarification on his ideas. His campaign responded with an e-mail that didn’t mention coffee shops but did criticize the Conservatives’ approach.
“Under the current system, Canada has the highest teen usage of marijuana amongst developed countries,” the e-mail says.
“The Liberal solution is clear: If we pass smart laws that tax and strictly regulate marijuana, we can better protect our kids, while preventing millions of dollars from going into the pockets of criminal elements.”
Legal pot would be boon for organized crime: Fantino
joe-warmington BY JOE WARMINGTON, TORONTO SUN
FIRST POSTED: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2015 06:29 PM EDT | UPDATED: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2015 07:34 PM EDT
http://www.torontosun.com/2015/10/16/legal-pot-would-be-boon-for-organized-crime-fantino
We, the undersigned, Citizens or residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to establish an independent, fully-empowered Royal Commission into the health, social and economic costs associated with the legalization of Cannabis use including costs associated with prohibition, discrimination, organized crime, political favouritism and corruption.
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