http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Martin
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https://twitter.com/PatMartinMP ... quit Twitter
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/12/20/rat-faced-whores-ndp-mp-pat-martin-launches-epic-twitter-tirade-against-tories-vic-toews/ "No more ‘rat faced whores’: NDP MP Pat Martin ‘signs off’ of Twitter after epic anti-Tory tirade"
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Pat Martin
Hill Office
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
K1A 0A6
Telephone: 613-992-5308
Fax: 613-992-2890
Mail may be sent postage-free to any Member of Parliament.
Constituency Office(s)
- 892 Sargent Ave Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0C7 Telephone: 204-984-1675 Fax: 204-984-1676
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supports decriminalization
Unschedule Cannabis, for a SAFER Canada - The Marijuana Stance of MPs: Pat Martin, MP - Winnipeg Centre http://t.co/E1KGkVMmhL #decrim
— Sam Vekemans (@acrosscanada) February 5, 2014
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Contraventions Act
Government Orders
March 8th, 2004 / 11:40 a.m.
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The NDP strongly believes that the bill needs to contain amnesty provisions for people who currently have criminal records for simple possession. If simple possession of marijuana no longer risks a criminal charge, those who now have a criminal record for similar conduct should be entitled to automatic amnesty. We should erase it from their records and stop messing up the careers and the lives of young people who may have been convicted under a law that we now accept to be wrong-headed. If we have now come to the conclusion that we have been wrong for the last 80 years, why are people still suffering from that persecution?
The federal NDP believes the federal government must move beyond decriminalization and examine and introduce a non-punitive, rules based approach to adult marijuana use, with an emphasis on prevention, education and health promotion. Marijuana policy needs to eliminate the criminalization of users and focus on reducing harm and preventing crime.
The federal government should be putting resources behind public education, not criminal prosecution. Even for the fines regimen it is putting in place, what if people do not pay the fine? They would wind up in the courts because they would then be guilty of the offence of not paying the fine. The government has not really simplified or decriminalized to the extent we are advocating.
Taking the example of tobacco, consistent and strong messaging on the health risks of tobacco has greatly reduced tobacco use. It is not necessary to use criminal law to discourage harmful forms of drug use. In many cases, it is counterproductive.
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http://openparliament.ca/debates/2004/3/8/pat-martin-1/
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