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Opposition parties’ responses to drug policy questions an encouraging sign reform could be on the way

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 10/14/2015 - 01:39

Last month, we worked with the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, and “moms united and mandated to saving the lives of Drug Users” (mumsDU) to send out a policy questionnaire to all the political parties to get their opinion on issues surrounding an ever-changing drug policy landscape. Our intention was to gauge the direction each party would take Canada if elected on October 19.

 

Fortunately, with the notable exception of the Conservative Party which didn’t respond, the responses we received are very encouraging. All parties gave us answers that indicated a different approach to drug policy would be taken after the votes have been counted, but there are subtle differences between the parties on each of the issues. Below is a summary of answers the parties gave us.

Does your party support restoring harm reduction as a key pillar in Canada’s federal drug strategy, including support for

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