The Honourable Chrystia Freeland PC, Minister of International Trade & Member of Parliament, University—Rosedale (Ontario)

The Honourable Chrystia Freeland PC, Minister of International Trade & Member of Parliament, University—Rosedale (Ontario)

http://www.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfParliament/ProfileMP.aspx?Key=199815&Language=E
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Chrystia Freeland

Political Affiliation:Liberal Caucus

Constituency:Toronto Centre Map – Elections Canada

Province / Territory:Ontario

Email:Chrystia.Freeland@parl.gc.ca

Preferred Language:English

Hill Office House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0A6 Telephone: 613-992-5234 Fax: 613-996-9607 Mail may be sent postage-free to any Member of Parliament.

Constituency Office(s)

• 1027 Yonge Street, Unit 315 (Main Office) Toronto, Ontario M4W 2K9 Telephone: 416-954-2222 Fax: 416-954-9649 
  

On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 9:08 AM, <Chrystia.Freeland@parl.gc.ca> wrote:

Dear Sam,

Thank you for taking the time to write to Chrystia with your support for the legalization of marijuana. We apologize for the delay in responding to your email.

We appreciate your interest in participating in this historic conversation.? Our first priority-and that of the Liberal Government-is to protect Canadians' public health and public safety. We recognize that the current system is broken, and we have committed to working with health and safety experts from across the country to implement a new, more effective plan.

As the Minister of Health, Jane Philpott, has said "we will introduce legislation in the Spring of 2017 that ensures we keep marijuana out of the hands of children and profits out of the hands of criminals." In the coming weeks, the Government will launch a task force that will provide expert advice on how the legalization process should take place; it will include perspectives from many different sectors, including health, justice, law enforcement, and public safety.

Thank you once again for writing to Chrystia about this important issue.

Warm regards,

Office of the Hon. Chrystia Freeland
Member of Parliament for University-Rosedale

Re: In reply to your email of December 7, 2015

On Dec 21, 2015 7:40 AM, <corres@international.gc.ca> wrote:
Mr. Sam Vekemans
samvekemans@gmail.com
c.c.: Office of the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, P.C., M.P.
Dear Mr. Vekemans:
On behalf of the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, thank you for your email of December 7, 2015, regarding the removal of cannabis from the drug schedule.
As this matter falls within the purview of the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, I have taken the liberty of forwarding your correspondence to her office.
Once again, thank you for writing.
Sincerely,
Guy Ducharme
Ministerial Correspondence Division
Global Affairs Canada

@0:51 (former White House Director of Economic Policy Todd Buchholz says) ".. Economists will say that ... legalizing pot might raise 14 billion dollars..." @1:02 Chrystia Freeland: "on sales.. (inaudible nods in agreement).." Todd Buchholz: ".. and By the way 3/4 of that comes from the sales of Doritos, and the taxes on the snacks.." @1:04 (Chrystia Freeland nods & laughs in agreement) Todd Buchholz: "... but still raises money"

@cafreeland pls confirm #lpc dissenting minority report in response to the 'risks & harms of marijuana' http://t.co/vYkY61BHTg #cdnpoli
— Sam Vekemans (@acrosscanada) November 25, 2014

On Jan 10, 2014 7:06 PM, "Sam Vekemans" <@gmail.com> wrote:
January 10, 2014
Member: Chrystia Freeland Constituency: Toronto Centre Constituency Office: 514 Parliament Street (Main Office) Toronto, Ontario M4X 1P4
Telephone: 416-954-2222 Fax: 416-954-9649 Email: Chrystia.Freeland@parl.gc.ca
re: Does Chrystia Freeland support the removal of cannabis as a schedule II controlled substance from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (S.C. 1996, c. 19)?
Dear Chrystia Freeland,
Do you support the simple removal of cannabis as a schedule II controlled substance from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (S.C. 1996, c. 19)?, and let it be treated the same as Lettuce, Tomato, Oregano, Roses, Aloe Vera, Fern or any other common garden herb, flower or house plant?
Do you know the difference between Cannabis Sativa, Cannabis Indica, and Cannabis Ruderalis?
I look forward to receiving your responses as it will be made public, so then others wont need to ask you the same question.
Kind regards,
Sam Vekemans (address)
P.S. All 307 Members of Parliament are being asked these same questions.
ref: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-38.8/page-25.html SCHEDULE II (Sections 2, 3, 4 to 7, 10, 29, 55 and 60) 1.Cannabis, its preparations, derivatives and similar synthetic preparations, including ...