Parliament began their drug policy review on October 8, but they seem to want to keep it a secret.
Unannounced, without media attention, without real public input, the Standing Committee on Health is doing a review of Canada's Drug Policies.
I have spoken with Committee Clerk Paul Rodrigue, whom I recommend all readers of this list also call at (613) 992-1775. You can also call (613) 992-3150 and ask them to have Paul Rodrigue call you back, if you don't want to pay long distance.
Ask Paul Rodrigue to send you trancgi from the Committee Hearings, and also find out when the Committee will be coming to your region.
The Committee will be travelling around Canada to receive public input, and is tentatively scheduled to go to Frederickton, Moncton and Quebec City during the week of November 18. If you live in any of these regions then be extra sure to call Pierre Rodrigue and find out exactly when the committee will be coming to your area.
Be sure to attend the committee hearings in your region, and let the anti-prohibitionist view be known.
Right now, some of the trancgi from the Committee Hearings are available on Canada's Parliamentary website, at:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/cgi-bin/committees352/english_committee.pl?sant
I provided you with a list of the Members of the Committee and other information about the Drug Policy Review in post CC#48.
I will post more information upon the progress of the review when more information is available to me. If any of you finds out anything more about this review than I have posted here, please let me know.