Indigenous Senators played key role in passage of Cannabis Act

Indigenous Senators were accused of not effectively using 'the hammer' to delay or entirely kill this bill. I believe otherwise.
Members of the Senate Social Affairs, Science, and Technology Committee, pictured May 7, 2018.
Indigenous Senators worked hard last week playing a key role in the passage of Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, in the Senate of Canada. Through the long and passionate debate, we heard a myriad of views on the bill’s provisions—all of which I respect and each of which is important to our deliberat...

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