Will a minority government bring a renewed approach to cannabis amnesty?

Perhaps the co-operation and collaboration required within a minority government will create space for further—and more progressive and meaningful—amendments to C-93.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale introduced the Liberals’ pot-record suspension bill in March, but was criticized for not going far enough and automatically expunging criminal records for simple cannabis possession. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SAMANTHA MCALEESE

October 30, 2019

One year after cannabis legalization in Canada, economic, health, and public safety concerns remain priorities, but social justice issues continue to be sidelined— just as they were in the final iteration of the Cannabis Act. As people worry about money lost in the industry, or when and where the...

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