Liberals rolled the dice on legalization, now we’re paying the price

The feds haven’t done enough to rein in the black market or mount strong public education campaigns.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, seated centre, prepares to testify Feb. 1, 2018 before the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on C-46, the now-passed impaired-driving bill introduced alongside cannabis legalization legislation. Author Sen. Claude Carignan is pictured behind Mr. Goodale. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR CLAUDE CARIGNAN

January 16, 2019

Last October, Canada became the first country after Uruguay to legalize recreational marijuana. To discuss some of the current policy considerations post-marijuana legalization, it is helpful to look back over this last year. It was almost one year ago that the Senate began an intensive study of Bi...

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