e-1586 (Regulation of food and drugs)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- Over 4000 Canadians died in 2017 and over 2,800 in 2016 due to preventable opioid overdose resulting from fentanyl-poisoned sources;
- The current war on drugs has been costly and grossly ineffective and resulted in widespread stigma towards addiction and against those who use illicit drugs;
- Regulating to ensure safe sources, with proper measures and bylaws, will reduce the criminal element associated with street drugs; and
- Problematic substance use is a health issue and is not resolved through criminalizing personal possession and consumption.
- Open for signature
- March 27, 2018, at 5:10 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- July 25, 2018, at 5:10 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Gord Johns
(Courtenay—Alberni)
December 3, 2018 (Petition No. 421-03032) - Government response tabled
- January 28, 2019