Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada:
Rob Nicholson Department of Justice, Criminal Law Policy Section:
Paul Saint-Denis, Senior Counsel
Catherine Kane, Director General and Senior General Counsel Correctional Service of Canada:
Don Head, Commissioner
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson's opening statement to the Bill S-10 Senate Committee
October 20, 2010
Visit the CannabisFactsForCdns YouTube Channel to watch the rest of Rob Nicholson's appearance
before the Bill S-10 Senate Committee, including questioning from committee members.
Department of Justice, Youth Justice, Strategic Initiatives and Law Reform:
Catherine Latimer, General Counsel and Director General Health Canada, Controlled Substances and Tobacco Directorate:
Cathy Sabiston, Director General Public Safety Canada, National Crime Prevention Centre:
Daniel Sansfaçon, Director, Policy, Research and Evaluation Health Canada, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch:
Kathy Langlois, Director General, Community Programs Directorate Health Canada, Regions and Programs Branch:
Debbie Beresford Green, Director General, Programs Directorate
Canadian Bar Association:
Gaylene Schellenberg, Lawyer
Joshua Weinstein, Past Chair, National Criminal Justice Section Barreau du Quebec:
Me Nicole Dufour, Lawyer, Research Services and Secretary, Committee on Criminal Law
Me Jean-Claude Dube, Representative
François Joli-Coeur, Representative Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers:
Andre Rady, Representative Criminal Lawyers' Association:
Adam Boni, Barrister and Solicitor Public Prosecution Service of Canada:
George Dolhai, Acting Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions and Senior General Counsel
Laura Pitcairn, Counsel, Drug, National Security and Northern Prosecutions Branch
Royal Canadian Mounted Police:
Assistant Commissioner Stephen White, Director General, Financial Crime
Inspector Eric Slinn, Director, Drug Branch Public Safety Canada:
Yves Leguerrier, Director, Serious and Organized Crime Division Halifax Regional Police:
Chris McNeil, Deputy Chief of Operations (by videoconference) Canadian Police Association:
Charles Momy, President Ottawa Police Services:
Jamie Foley, Detective Vancouver Police Department:
Peter Sadler, Sergeant (by videoconference)
Neil Munroe, Sergeant (by videoconference)
Association des directeurs de police du Québec:
Yves Morency, President Service de police de la Ville de Montréal:
Jean-Guy Gagnon, Assistant Director Law Enforcement Against Prohibition:
David Bratzer, Executive Board Member (by videoconference) Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy:
Tara Lyons, Executive Director As an individual:
Tracey Anderson
Politicians who support prohibition are supporting organized crime
Cannabis prohibition is expensive, ineffective, and causing significant harms to Canadian society.
For the good of ALL Canadians, it's time to end cannabis prohibition.
