Joël Godin, Conservative Member of Parliament for 24058 Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier (QC)

Joël Godin, Conservative Member of Parliament for 24058 Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier (QC)



http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=42&Ses=1&DocId=8358958#DOC--8363678

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Rankin (Victoria), seconded by Ms. Quach (Salaberry—Suroît), — That the House: (a) recognize the contradiction of continuing to give Canadian criminal records for simple possession of marijuana after the government has stated that it should not be a crime; (b) recognize that this situation is unacceptable to Canadians, municipalities and law enforcement agencies; (c) recognize that a growing number of voices, including that of a former Liberal prime minister, are calling for decriminalization to address this gap; and (d) call upon the government to immediately decriminalize the simple possession of marijuana for personal use.	Conformément à l'article 45 du Règlement, la Chambre procède au vote par appel nominal différé sur la motion de M. Rankin (Victoria), appuyé par Mme Quach (Salaberry—Suroît), — Que la Chambre : a) reconnaisse la contradiction de continuer à donner un casier judiciaire aux Canadiens pour la simple possession de marijuana après que le gouvernement a affirmé que la simple possession de marijuana ne devrait pas être un crime; b) reconnaisse que cette situation est inacceptable pour les Canadiens, les municipalités et les autorités policières; c) reconnaisse qu’un nombre croissant de voix, incluant celle d’un ancien premier ministre libéral, demandent la décriminalisation pour combler cette lacune; d) réclame du gouvernement qu’il décriminalise immédiatement la possession simple de marijuana pour une utilisation personnelle.
The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division:	La motion, mise aux voix, est rejetée par le vote suivant :
(Division No. 89 -- Vote no 89)
YEAS: 49, NAYS: 256	POUR : 49, CONTRE : 256
YEAS -- POUR Total: -- 49
NAYS -- CONTRE Godin

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Let’s move to part 4.26, entitled: “Decisions related to marijuana for medical purposes”. I read the following:

Furthermore, departmental documents indicate that the decision to cover marijuana for medical purposes as a non-formulary product on a case-by-case basis was made at the senior management level, rather than by the Formulary Review Committee.

If I understand that correctly, a senior employee decided on requests on a case-by-case basis, with no set structure and specific criteria.

How could decisions be made like that? Is it the department responsible that did not establish a procedure for that? Or was it done on an individual’s initiative, with the department not bothering to do a self-assessment and to establish a process based on sound management?
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May 5th, 2016 / 9:10 a.m.
Conservative
Joël Godin Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, QC
https://openparliament.ca/committees/public-accounts/42-1/11/joel-godin-3/


2016-04-25 5:48 GMT-07:00 <Joel.Godin@parl.gc.ca>:

Dear Mr. Vekemans,

I wish to inform you that we have received your communication sent to Joël Godin, Member of Parliament for Portneuf-Jacques-Cartier.

I assure you that the matter you have raised will receive all the attention it requires.

Best regards,