Tory Motion Seeks to Prevent Drug Decriminalization in Montreal and Toronto

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has tabled a motion in the House of Commons calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reject requests from Montreal and Toronto to decriminalize illicit drugs. The motion, introduced on May 9, also calls on the government to deny “any active or future requests from provinces, territories and municipalities” seeking federal approval to make hard drugs legal in their jurisdiction. Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr. Poilievre recounted his visit to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside three years ago, saying he was “shocked and surprised” at the “carnage” active drug addiction had wreaked on the community. “We know that this Downtown Eastside was an experiment brought in by the NDP, municipal, and provincial governments. But it was an experiment that the prime minister saw and said needed to be expanded right across the country,” Mr. Poilievre said....