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Statement on Visit to CAMH
Honourable senators, as some of you know, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, CAMH, headquartered in Toronto, is Canada’s largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital as well as one of the world’s leading research centres in its field.
Last week, I attended a CAMH information excha…
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Statement on Youth Symposium at St. Michael's Hospital
Honourable senators, on October 31, I was privileged to attend an important symposium at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, one focused on young people and cannabis.
The symposium brought together international experts on cannabis harms and harm reduction and followed a similar gathering of experts…
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Cannabis Briefing with Task Force Chairs
On Wednesday November 1st, Senators heard from the leaders of the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation, the Hon. Anne McLellan and Dr. Mark Ware, who is a global expert on cannabis. It was great to get the discussion on an important public h…
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OP-ED: Why Cannabis Legalization Can't Wait
Senator Tony Dean
Some of my senatorial colleagues worried aloud recently that the summer deadline for passing legislation that would legalize and strictly regulate cannabis is too tight.
Based on old Senate debating habits, they may have an argument. But given the importance of this legislation f…
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Bill C-45 (Cannabis) - Second Reading
Honourable senators, it is my pleasure to rise in this chamber as a sponsor of Bill C-45, An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts, also known as the cannabis act. This bill is both significant and historic in…
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Motion No. 154 (Resolve Committee of the Whole on C-45)
Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Harder, P.C., seconded by the Honourable Senator Bellemare: That, without affecting the progress of any proceedings relating to Bill C-45, An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Cr…
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Understanding Youth Perceptions on Cannabis
On Wednesday, December 13th, Senator Dean hosted the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse where they gave a presentation on “Youth Perceptions on Cannabis”. This information session addressed the risk of harms of cannabis use on young people and reviewed a…
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New Health Canada Survey on Cannabis
An important new survey on the use of cannabis has been released by Health Canada. Together with other national surveys, this will provide benchmarks for monitoring and evaluation of new regulatory approaches on a going forward basis. Statistics Canada has similarly established ben…
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The Basics on Bill C-45
This is the first in a series of posts I am writing on C-45 to help you stay informed about the bill and the processes happening here in the Senate. Bill C-45 would, if approved by parliament, legalize and strictly regulate the production, distribution and consumption of recreatio…
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Important Areas of Consensus on Cannabis in Canada
This one of a series of posts about the Senate of Canada’s consideration of Bill C-45, which would legalize and strictly regulate the production, distribution and consumption of cannabis in Canada. Important Areas of Consensus on Canada’s Here-and-Now Challenges with Cannabis Ove…
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