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Submission to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights’ study on the decriminalization of homelessness and extreme poverty
Read more: Submission to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights’ study on the decriminalization of homelessness and extreme povertyIn fall 2023, CDPC and Pivot Legal Society made a submission to the United Nations…
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Human Rights and Decriminalization Done Right: Brief to Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Bill C-5, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
Read more: Human Rights and Decriminalization Done Right: Brief to Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Bill C-5, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances ActOn October 19 2022, CDPC was invited to participate in a study on Bill C-5,…
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Submission to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Read more: Submission to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human RightsMay 2023: CDPC submission to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Recommendations on the Federal Government’s Drug Policy as Articulated in a Draft Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy (CDSS)
Read more: Recommendations on the Federal Government’s Drug Policy as Articulated in a Draft Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy (CDSS)The Task Force recommended that all substances – including substances currently under the CDSA, tobacco,…
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Recommendations on Alternatives to Criminal Penalties for Simple Possession of Controlled Substances
Read more: Recommendations on Alternatives to Criminal Penalties for Simple Possession of Controlled SubstancesThe Task Force found that criminalization of simple possession causes harms to Canadians and needs…
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Supporting Health and Human Rights in Drug Policy: Brief to the Minister of Health and Canadian Delegation to the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Read more: Supporting Health and Human Rights in Drug Policy: Brief to the Minister of Health and Canadian Delegation to the UN Commission on Narcotic DrugsThe High-Level Ministerial Segment of the 62nd Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna on…
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An Open Letter to Mayor Jim Watson, City of Ottawa
Read more: An Open Letter to Mayor Jim Watson, City of OttawaA letter from Donald MacPherson, in response to the announcement of the creation of an…
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Harm Reduction in Canada – What Governments Need to Do Now
Read more: Harm Reduction in Canada – What Governments Need to Do NowCanada is in urgent need of comprehensive harm reduction policy that jettisons the failed, costly…
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Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Read more: Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional AffairsAs a portion of the Senate Standing Committee meeting on Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Bill…
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