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OP-ED: As more key pre-election government bills head to the Senate, we can learn from our work on Cannabis Bill C-45
Senator Tony Dean In the 12-month run-up to the next federal election several priority government bills are landing in the Senate. These include Bill C-59 dealing with national security, C-69 which would create a new energy regulator, and Bill C-71 which touches on the regulation o…
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Senator Dean's Statements on the Bill C-45
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Second Reading Speech
Second Reading Speech
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Motion No. 154 (Resolve Committee of the Whole on C-45)
Motion No. 154 (Resolve Committee of the Whole on C-45)
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NEWS RELEASE: Senate passes bill to expedite pardons for those with simple cannabis possession records
NEWS RELEASE Senate passes bill to expedite pardons for those with simple cannabis possession records OTTAWA, June 20, 2019 – Last evening, the Senate of Canada passed a bill that would provide a no-cost, expedited record suspension, or pardon, as they are commonly known, for indiv…
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Bill C-93 (Expedited Record Suspensions for Simple Cannabis Possession) - Third Reading
Honourable senators, I rise today to speak at third reading to Bill C-93, An Act to provide no-cost, expedited record suspensions for simple possession of cannabis. Before I get into that, I want to thank Senators Colin Deacon and Marty Deacon, who both worked alongside me. I want…
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