The Task Force recommended that all substances – including substances currently under the CDSA, tobacco, cannabis, and alcohol – be integrated under a single public health framework of legally regulated substances.
Recommendations on Alternatives to Criminal Penalties for Simple Possession of Controlled Substances
The Task Force found that criminalization of simple possession causes harms to Canadians and needs to end.
Supporting Health and Human Rights in Drug Policy: Brief to the Minister of Health and Canadian Delegation to the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs
The High-Level Ministerial Segment of the 62nd Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna on March 14th and 15th is the next significant meeting of UN Member…
An Open Letter to Mayor Jim Watson, City of Ottawa
A letter from Donald MacPherson, in response to the announcement of the creation of an Opioid Emergency Task Force to strengthen Ontario’s response to the deadly overdose…
Harm Reduction in Canada – What Governments Need to Do Now
Canada is in urgent need of comprehensive harm reduction policy that jettisons the failed, costly model of drug prohibition that has ravaged so many lives, from fueling…
Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
As a portion of the Senate Standing Committee meeting on Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Bill C-37, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and…
Canada’s Opening Statement at CND 2017
CANADA – Opening Statement CND 2017The Sixtieth Session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs is this week in Vienna. Vienna, Austria, 13-17 March 2017. You…
Cannabis Use and Driving: Evidence Review
This policy brief is the result of a review of the research on cannabis impairment and driving that is currently underway at the CDPC. This project has…
Cannabis Use and Driving: Knowledge Translation Strategy Recommendations
In reviewing the evidence relating to cannabis impairment and driving, we have highlighted several main considerations with respect to context, tone, and audience when developing messaging for…
