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Reports - Special Committee on Illegal Drugs

Drug Abuse

CANNABIS :
OUR POSITION FOR A CANADIAN PUBLIC POLICY

REPORT OF THE SENATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ILLEGAL DRUGS

VOLUME IV : APPENDICES

Chairman: Pierre Claude Nolin
Deputy Chairman: Colin Kenny

SEPTEMBER 2002


APPENDIX I

MEMBERS AND STAFF OF THE

SENATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ILLEGAL DRUGS

1. MEMBERS OF THE SENATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ILLEGAL DRUGS

Honourable Pierre Claude Nolin

(Chair)

Honourable Colin Kenny

(Deputy Chair)

Honourable Tommy Banks

Honourable Eileen Rossiter

Honourable Shirley Maheu

Honourable John Lynch-Staunton *

Honourable Sharon Carstairs, P.C.* **

Honourable Noël A. Kinsella *

Honourable Fernand Robichaud *

2. OTHER SENATORS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE

Honourable Michel Biron

Honourable Laurier LaPierre

Honourable Pat Carney, P.C.

Honourable Jean Lapointe

Honourable Thelma Chalifoux

Honourable Edward M. Lawson

Honourable Ione Christensen

Honourable Lorna Milne

Honourable Ethel M. Cochrane

Honourable Yves Morin

Honourable Pierre De Bané, P.C., Q.C.

Honourable Lucie Pépin ***

Honourable Consiglio Di Nino

Honourable Marie-P. Poulin

Honourable Joyce Fairbairn, P.C.

Honourable Marcel Prud’homme, P.C.

Honourable Sheila Finestone, P.C.

Honourable Gerry St. Germain, P.C.

Honourable J. Michael Forrestall

Honourable Peter A. Stollery

Honourable Jerahmiel S. Grafstein, Q.C.

Honourable Terry Stratton

Honourable Mobina S.B. Jaffer

Honourable John Wiebe

Honourable Lois M. Wilson

* Ex Officio Members

** The Honourable Sharon Carstairs was a member of the Committee from April 2000 to October 2000

*** The Honourable Lucie Pépin was a member of the Committee from April 2000 to October 2000

3. STAFF OF THE SENATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ILLEGAL DRUGS

3.1 CLERKS

Blair Armitage

(Clerk)

Daniel Charbonneau

(Acting Clerk of the Committee)

Adam Thompson

(Acting Clerk of the Committee)

3.2 RESEARCH

Daniel Sansfaçon

(Director of Research)

Gérald Lafrenière

(Analyst – Library of Parliament)

Chantal Collin

(Analyst – Library of Parliament)

Lyne Casavant

(Library of Parliament)

Diane Leduc

(Library of Parliament)

Benjamin Dolin

(Library of Parliament)

Martine Leroux

(Office of Senator Shirley Maheu)

Nancy Miller Chenier

(Library of Parliament)

Robin MacKay

(Library of Parliament)

François Dubois

(Office of Senator Pierre Claude Nolin)

Jeffrey Myers

(Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs)

Mollie Dunsmuir

(Library of Parliament)

Sonya Norris

(Library of Parliament)

Daniel Dupras

(Library of Parliament)

Emmanuel Préville

(Library of Parliament)

David Goetz

(Library of Parliament)

Jay Sinha

(Library of Parliament)

Anthony Jackson

(Library of Parliament)

Leah Spicer

(Library of Parliament)

Rebecca Jesseman

(Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs)

Barbara B. Wheelock

(Office of Senator Eileen Rossiter)

3.3 ADMINISTRATION

Lise Bouchard

(Committees and Private

Legislation Directorate of the Senate)

Keli Hogan

(Committees and Private

Legislation Directorate of the Senate)

Nicole Bouchard

(Office of Senator Pierre Claude Nolin)

Mireille Khouri

(Committees and Private

Legislation Directorate of the Senate)

Martine de Launière

(Special Committee on Illegal Drugs)

Nathalie Lemay-Paquette

(Committees and Private

Legislation Directorate of the Senate)

Krista Durrell

(Committees and Private

Legislation Directorate of the Senate)

Brigitte Martineau

(Committees and Private

Legislation Directorate of the Senate)

Liliane Poiré

(Office of Senator Pierre Claude Nolin)

3.4 COMMUNICATIONS

Diane Boucher and her team

(Communications Directorate of the Senate)

Jean-Guy Desgagné

(Special Advisor – Senate Special

Committee on Illegal Drugs)

David Newman

(Newman Communications)

3.5 REPORTERS, TRANSLATORS AND INTERPRETERS

Official Reporters of the Senate

(Debates and Publications Directorate of the Senate)

Translators
(Translation Bureau)

Interpreters

(Translation Bureau)

Thérèse Alier

(Private Text Editor)


 

APPENDIX II

LIST OF WITNESSES

NAME

ORGANIZATION

DATE AND LOCATION OF APPEARANCE

Cathy Airth

Health Canada

Acting Director, Office of Canada’s Drug Strategy, Health Environments and Consumer Safety Branch

(Ottawa, Ontario)

June 10, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Bruce Alexander

Simon Fraser University

Professor, Department of Psychology

(Victoria, British Columbia)

April 23, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Lindsay Armitage

As an individual

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

Lyell Armitage

Regina Health District

Former Director, Alcohol and Drug Services

(Regina, Saskatchewan)

Town Hall Panelist

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

Guy Ati Dion

University of Montreal

(Montreal, Quebec)

October 29, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

George Bailey

As an individual

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Linda Barnes

City of Richmond

City Councillor

(Richmond, British Columbia)

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Pat Baumet

As an individual

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

David Beall

Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission

Executive Secretary

(Washington (D.C.), United States of America)

March 18, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Line Beauchesne

University of Ottawa

Professor, Department of Criminology

(Ottawa, Ontario)

October 16, 2000

Ottawa, Ontario

Denise Beaudoin

As an individual

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Patricia Bégin

National Crime Prevention Centre

Director, Research and Evaluation

(Ottawa, Ontario)

June 10, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Mohamed Ben Amar

University of Montreal

Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology

(Montreal, Quebec)

June 11, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Chris Bennett

As an individual

November 7, 2001 and May 14, 2002

Vancouver and Richmond, British Columbia

Marie-Andrée Bertrand

University of Montreal

Professor Emeritus of Criminology

Town Hall Panelist (Montreal)

April 23, 2001 and May 30, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Montreal, Quebec

Beverly Best

Village of Salisbury

City Councillor

(Salisbury, New Brunswick)

June 5, 2002

Moncton, New Brunswick

Hilary Black

B.C. Compassion Club Society

Founder and Director

(Vancouver, British Columbia)

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Bill Blanchard

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Sergeant

(Regina, Saskatchewan)

Town Hall Panelist

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

Guillaume Blouin-Beaudoin

As an individual

May 30, 2002

Montreal Quebec

Ron Bocking

As an individual

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

Tim Boekhout Van Solinge

Utrecht University

Lecturer and Researcher in Criminology

(Utrecht, Netherlands)

November 19, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Renee Boje

As an individual

May 14, 2002

Vancouver, British Columbia

Stephen Bolton

Department of Foreign affairs and International Trade

International Drug Officer, International Crime Division

(Ottawa, Ontario)

March 18, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Yvan Bombardier

CACTUS

Intervener

(Montreal, Quebec)

May 30, 2002 and May 31st, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Pierre-Charles Boudrias

Dollard-Cormier Centre

(Montreal, Quebec)

May 31, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

David Bourgeois

As an individual

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Michael J. Boyd

Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police

Chair of the Drug Abuse Committee and Deputy Chief of the Toronto Police Service

(Ottawa, Ontario)

March 11, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Neil Boyd

Simon Fraser University

Professor, Department of Criminology

(Victoria, British Columbia)

October 16, 2000

Ottawa, Ontario

Al Breau

Village of Salisbury

Member of the Salisbury Municipal Drug Strategy

(Salisbury, Nouveau-Brunswick)

Town Hall Panelist

June 5, 2002

Moncton, New Brunswick

Serge Brochu

University of Montreal

Professor and Director of the International Center for Comparative Criminology

(Montreal, Quebec)

December 10, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Nick Brusatore

As an individual

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Perry Bulwer

As an individual

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Fred Burford

As an individual

September 10

Toronto, Ontario

Michele Burque

As an individual

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Tracy Butler

Salvation Army Harbour Light Addiction and Rehabilitation Treatment Centre, HCC St. John’s

Program Director

(St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador)

June 4, 2002

St-John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador

Bill Campbell

Canadian Society on Addiction Medicine

President

(Ottawa, Ontario)

March 11, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Chris Carnell

As an individual

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

Nicolas Carrier

As an individual

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

James Anthony Cavalier

As an individual

September 10

Toronto, Ontario

Walter Cavalieri

Toronto Harm Reduction Task Force

(Toronto, Ontario)

September 10, 2001

Toronto, Ontario

Jean-Pierre Chiasson

Clinique du Nouveau Départ Inc.

Medical Director

(Montreal, Quebec)

Town Hall Panelist

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Ward Clapham

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Superintendent

(Richmond, British Columbia)

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Chantal Cloutier-Vautour

Addiction Services, Health Region

Addiction Councillor

(Moncton, New Brunswick)

June 5, 2002

Moncton, New Brunswick

Pierre Cloutier

As an individual

May 31, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Peter Cohen

University of Amsterdam

Professor

(Amsterdam, Netherlands)

May 28, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Émile Colas

As an individual

Town Hall Panelist

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Mark Connolly

Canada Customs and Revenue Agency

Director General, Contraband and Intelligence Services Directorate, Customs Branch

(Ottawa, Ontario)

October 29, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

John W. Conroy

As an individual

Barrister and Solicitor in (R. v. Malmo-Levine and R. v. Caine)

March 11, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Randy Cormier

Brentwood Recovery Home

Counsellor/Group Leader

(Windsor, Ontario)

June 7, 2002

Windsor, Ontario

Terry Cormier

Department of Foreign affairs and International Trade

Director, International Crime Division

(Ottawa, Ontario)

March 18, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Jean-Michel Coste

French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addictions

Director

(Paris, France)

October 1st, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Roland Côté

As an individual

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Richard Cowan

As an individual

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Michael Crichton

Canada Customs and Revenue Agency

Chief, Intelligence and Operations Division, Contraband and Intelligence Services Directorate, Customs Branch

(Ottawa, Ontario)

October 29, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Jean de Lavaltrie

As an individual

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

France Desjardins

As an individual

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Chuck Doucette

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

(Vancouver, British Columbia)

Town Hall Panelist

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Wally Dowhayko

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Sergeant, Windsor Drug Section

(Windsor, Ontario)

June 7, 2002

Windsor, Ontario

Caroline Doyer

Club Compassion de Montréal

President

(Montreal, Quebec)

May 31, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Toby Druce

Seaton House

Program Supervisor

(Toronto, Ontario)

September 10, 2001

Toronto, Ontario

Françoise Dubois-Arber

Swiss Federal Commission for Drug Issues; University Institute for Social and Preventative Medicine

Member

(Bern, Switzerland)

February 4, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Georges Dulex

Canton of Zurich, Criminal Police Department

Head

(Zurich, Switzerland)

February 4, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Johnny Dupuis

As an individual

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Martin Earl

As an individual

June 6, 2002

Windsor, Ontario

Bill Elliot

Canada Customs and Revenue Agency

Director, Windsor-St. Clair District

(Windsor, Ontario)

June 7, 2002

Windsor, Ontario

Marc Emery

B.C. Marijuana Party

(Vancouver, British Columbia)

Town Hall Panelist

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Ron Enns

As an individual

June 6, 2002

Windsor, Ontario

Patricia Erickson

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Researcher

(Toronto, Ontario)

May 14, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Julian Fantino

Toronto Police Service

Chief

(Toronto, Ontario)

September 10, 2001

Toronto, Ontario

Pat Fiacco

City of Regina

Mayor

(Regina, Saskatchewan)

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

Ross Findlater

Regina Health District

Deputy Medical Health Officer, Alcohol and Drug Services

(Regina, Saskatchewan)

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

Benedikt Fischer

University of Toronto

Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences

(Toronto, Ontario)

September 17, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Jerry Fitzgerald

Alcohol and Drug Services, Regina Health District

Manager

(Regina, Saskatchewan)

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

Donald Fitzsimmons

Alcohol and Drug Services, Regina Health District

Youth and Family Coordinator

(Regina, Saskatchewan)

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

Mark Fortier

As an individual

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

Michel Frenette

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Drug Awareness Services Coordinator

(Fredericton, New Brunswick)

Town Hall Panelist

June 5, 2002

Moncton, New Brunswick

Thomas Fulgosi

Seaton House

Shift Leader

(Toronto, Ontario)

September 10, 2001

Toronto, Ontario

Nick Gallant

As an individual

June 5, 2002

Moncton, New Brunswick

Paul E. Garfinkel

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

President and C.E.O.

(Toronto, Ontario)

June 7, 2002

Windsor, Ontario

Serge Gascon

City of Montreal Police Service

Deputy Director

(Montreal, Quebec)

May 31, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Ryan Genie

As an individual

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

Michel Germain

Comité permanent de lutte à la toxicomanie

Director General

(Montreal, Quebec)

May 31, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Rob Gillespie

As an individual

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

John P. Gordon

As an individual

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Hélène Goulet

Health Canada

Director General, Tobacco Control Programme, Health Environments and Consumer Safety Branch

(Ottawa, Ontario)

June 10, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Caylie Graham

As an individual

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

Serge Granger

University of Quebec in Montreal

Historian

(Montreal, Quebec)

May 31, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Brian Grant

Correctional Service Canada

Director, Addictions Research Centre

(Montague, Prince Edouard Island)

June 10, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

David Griffin

Canadian Police Association

Executive Officer

(Ottawa, Ontario)

May 28, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Peter Grin

As an individual

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Derril W. Gudlaugson

As an individual

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

André-Bernard Guévin

As an individual

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Cathleen Guthrie

As an individual

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

Henry Haddad

Canadian Medical Association

President

(Ottawa, Ontario)

March 11, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Susan Hague

Canada Customs and Revenue Agency

Senior Program Advisor, Contraband Operations Section, Contraband and Intelligence Services Directorate, Customs Branch

(Ottawa, Ontario)

October 29, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Nichola Hall

Grief to Action

Chairperson

(Vancouver, British Columbia)

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Ross Hall

Grief to Action

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Peter Hamel

Club Compassion de Montréal

Executive Director

(Montreal, Quebec)

May 31, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Tony Hammer

As an individual

June 6, 2002

Windsor, Ontario

Timothy Hampton

NORML Saskatchewan

President, National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)

(Watrous, Saskatchewan)

Town Hall Panelist

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

Michael C. Hansen

As an individual

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Andy Hathaway

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Researcher

(Toronto, Ontario)

May 14, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Glen Hayden

Canadian Police Association

Detective, Drug Control Section, Edmonton Police Service

(Ottawa, Ontario)

May 28, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Kenneth E. Hayes Jr.

As an individual

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Kash Heed

Vancouver Police Service

Drugs Section

(Vancouver, British Columbia)

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Sean Hunt

As an individual

September 10, 2001

Toronto, Ontario

Thomas E. Hunter

As an individual

June 5, 2002

Moncton, New Brunswick

Alexis Jabarit

As an individual

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Edward Jackson

As an individual

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Gary E. Johnson

State of New Mexico

Governor

(Albuquerque, New Mexico – United States of America)

November 5, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Cal Johnston

Regina Police Service

Chief of Police

(Regina, Saskatchewan)

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

Hélène Jutras

As an individual

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Harold Kalant

University of Toronto

Professor Emeritus

(Toronto, Ontario)

June 11, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Sean Karl

As an individual

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Robert Keizer

Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports of the Netherlands

Drug Policy Advisor

(The Hague, Netherlands)

November 19, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Jim Kelly

Richmond Alcohol and Drug Action Team (RADAT)

Director

(Richmond, British Colombia)

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Perry Kendall

As an individual

Health Officer

(Victoria, British Columbia)

September 17, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Paul E. Kennedy

Solicitor General of Canada

Senior Assistant Deputy Solicitor General, Policing and Security Branch

(Ottawa, Ontario)

June 10, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Steven Kent

City of Mount Pearl

Deputy Mayor

(Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador)

June 4, 2002

Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador

Barry King

Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police

Former Chair of the Drug Abuse Committee and Chief of the Brockville Police Service

(Ottawa, Ontario)

March 11, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Michel Kokoreff

Lille University

(Lille, France)

October 1st, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Dirk J. Korf

University of Amsterdam

Professor

(Amsterdam, Netherlands)

November 19, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Michele Kubby

As an individual

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Colombia

Alain Labrousse

Observatoire français des drogues et des toxicomanies

Chargé de mission

(Paris, France)

May 28, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

C. Gwendolyn Landolt

REAL Women of Canada

National Vice-President

(Ottawa, Ontario)

Town Hall Panelist

June 6, 2002 and June 7, 2002

Windsor, Ontario

Michel Landry

Dollard-Cormier Centre

Director of Professional Services and Research

(Montreal, Quebec)

December 10, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Julie Langlois

As an individual

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Dana Larsen

Cannabis Culture

(Vancouver, British Columbia)

Town Hall Panelist

November 7, 2001 and May 14, 2002

Vancouver and Richmond, British Columbia

Pierre Lauzon

As an individual

Town Hall Panelist

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Marc-André Lavoie

As an individual

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

James Leslie

As an individual

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Robert G. Lesser

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Chief Superintendent

(Ottawa, Ontario)

Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police

Vice Chair of the Drug Abuse Committee

(Ottawa, Ontario)

October 29, 2001 and March 11, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Mason Loh

As an individual

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Dennis Long

Breakaway

Executive Director

(Toronto, Ontario)

September 10, 2001

Toronto, Ontario

Blair T. Longley

As an individual

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Cynthia Low

As an individual

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Phillippe Lucas

Vancouver Island Compassion Society

Director

(Victoria, British Columbia)

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Gillian Lynch

Health Canada

Director General, Drug Strategy and Controlled Substances Programme

(Ottawa, Ontario)

June 10, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Mary Lynch

Dalhousie University

Director, Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids

(Halifax, Nova Scotia)

June 11, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Sandy MacDonald

As an individual

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Edward J. MacEachern

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Sergeant

(Fredericton, New Brunswick)

June 5, 2002

Moncton, New Brunswick

David MacFarnam

As an individual

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Chris MacLean

As an individual

June 5, 2002

Moncton, New Brunswick

Donald MacPherson

City of Vancouver

Drug Policy Coordinator

(Vancouver, British Columbia)

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Nicole Maestracci

Interministerial Mission for the Fight against Drugs and Drug Addiction

President

(Paris, France)

October 1st, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Achille Maillet

Addiction Services, Health Region

Director

(Moncton, New Brunswick)

June 5, 2002

Moncton, New Brunswick

David Malmo-Levine

As an individual

November 7, 2001 and May 14, 2002

Vancouver and Richmond, British Columbia

Colin R. Mangham

Prevention Source B.C.

Director

(Vancouver, British Columbia)

September 17, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Bill Marra

Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Chair of the Standing Committee on Community Safety and Crime Prevention and City Councillor for the City of Windsor

(Ottawa, Ontario)

March 11, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Richard Mathias

University of British Columbia

Professor, Health Care and Epidemiology Department

(Vancouver, British Colombia)

September 17, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Pierre Matteau

As an individual

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

William B. McAllister

University of Virginia

Professor

(Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America)

March 18, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Michael McCoy

Touchtone Family Association

(Richmond, British Columbia)

Town Hall Panelist

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Colombia

John McIntyre

BC Civil Liberties Association

Member of the Board

(Vancouver, British Columbia)

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

W. Joe McKeown

City of Regina

City Councillor

(Regina, Saskatchewan)

Town Hall Panelist

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

William A. McKim

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Acting Head, Department of Psychology

(Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador)

Town Hall Panelist

June 3, 2002

Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador

Ken McLennan

As an individual

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Wanda McPherson

Springboard

Diversion Coordinator

(Toronto, Ontario)

September 10, 2001

Toronto, Ontario

Timothy Meehan

As an individual

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Céline Mercier

McGill University

Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry

(Montreal, Quebec)

December 10, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Croft Michaelson

Justice Canada

Director and Senior General Counsel, Strategic Prosecution Policy Section

(Ottawa, Ontario)

June 10, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Dann Michols

Health Canada

Assistant Deputy Minister, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch

(Ottawa, Ontario)

June 10, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Mike Moldovan

As an individual

June 6, 2002

Windsor, Ontario

John P. Morgan

City of New York Medical School

Professor of Pharmacology

(City of New York, New York, United States of America)

June 11, 2001

Windsor, Ontario

Tracy Mortensen

As an individual

June 6, 2002

Windsor, Ontario

David Mossop

Community Legal Assistance Society

(Vancouver, British Columbia)

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Ethan Nadelman

Lindesmith Centre

Executive Director

(City of New York, New York, United States of America)

November 5, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Janet Neves

Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Policy Analyst

(Ottawa, Ontario)

March 11, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

John Noddin

New Brunswick Home and Schools Association

Former President

Town Hall Panelist

June 5, 2002

Moncton, New Brunswick

Kathryn Noddin

As an individual

June 5, 2002

Moncton, New Brunswick

Dale Orban

Canadian Police Association

Sergeant and Detective, Regina Police Service

Executive Director, Regina Police Association

(Ottawa, Canada)

May 28, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Albert G. Ormiston

As an individual

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

Eugene Oscapella

Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy

Executive Director

(Ottawa, Ontario)

October 16, 2000 and October 29, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Philip Owen

City of Vancouver

Mayor

(Vancouver, British Columbia)

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Melanie Stephen Patriquen

Marijuana Party of Canada

(Montreal, Quebec)

June 5, 2002

Moncton, New Brunswick

Mike Patriquen

Marijuana Party of Canada

(Montreal, Quebec)

Town Hall Panelist

June 5, 2002

Moncton, New Brunswick

Caroline Pelchat

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Researcher, Drug Awareness Service

(Ottawa, Ontario)

October 29, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Michel Pelletier

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Sergeant and National Coordinator, Drug Awareness Service

(Ottawa, Ontario)

October 29, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Michel Perron

Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

Executive Director

(Ottawa, Ontario)

June 10, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Martin Petit

CACTUS

Community Worker

(Montreal, Quebec)

May 31, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Robert Pike

Penitentiary Addictions Group

Classification Officer

(St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador)

June 4, 2002

Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador

Jim Power

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Sergeant

(Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador)

Town Hall Panelist

June 3, 2002

Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador

Diane Power-Jeans

Janeway Community Mental Health Division, HCC St. John’s

Social Worker

(St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador)

June 4, 2002

Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador

Fred Pritchard

Marijuana Compassion Club of Windsor

Founder and Operator

(Windsor, Ontario)

Town Hall Panelist

June 6, 2002

Windsor, Ontario

Norman Qworden

As an individual

June 6, 2002

Windsor, Ontario

Alan Randell

As an individual

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Eleanor Randell

As an individual

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Shauna Raycraft

As an individual

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

Jürgen Rehm

University of Zurich

Professor

(Zurich, Switzerland)

May 14, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Rick Reimer

As an individual

May 31, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Dave Roberts

Windsor Police Service

Inspector, Investigation Services

(Windsor, Ontario)

June 7, 2002

Windsor, Ontario

Gerald Royce

As an individual

June 3, 2002

Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador

Jerome Sabourin

As an individual

June 5, 2002

Moncton, New Brunswick

Greg Schweitzer

As an individual

June 6, 2002

Windsor, Ontario

Darlene Simpson

House of Sophrosyne

Director of Program

(Windsor, Ontario)

June 7, 2002

Windsor, Ontario

Eric Single

University of Toronto

Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences

(Toronto, Ontario)

May 14, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Leon Smith

As an individual

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Patrick Smith

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Vice-President, Clinical Programs

(Toronto, Ontario)

June 7, 2002

Windsor, Ontario

Ted Smith

As an individual

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Raf Souccar

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Superintendent

(Ottawa, Ontario)

June 10, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Rob Spring

As an individual

June 6, 2002

Windsor, Ontario

Randall St. Jacques

As an individual

June 6, 2002

Windsor, Ontario

Margaret Stanowski

Springboard

Executive Director

(Toronto, Ontario)

September 10, 2001

Toronto, Ontario

Paul St-Denis

Justice Canada

Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section

(Ottawa, Ontario)

June 10, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Diane Steber Büchli

Swiss Federal Office of Public Health

Head, International Drug Affairs Unit

(Bern, Switzerland)

February 4, 2002

Ottawa, Canada

Art Steinmann

Alcohol-Drug Education Service

Executive Director

(Vancouver, British Columbia)

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Marc-Boris St-Maurice

Marijuana Party

Leader

(Montreal, Quebec)

Town Hall Panelist

May 30, 2002 and May 31st

Montreal, Quebec

Ron Taverner

Toronto Police Service

Sergeant, Superintendent

(Toronto, Ontario)

June 7, 2002

Windsor, Ontario

Rosaire Théorêt

As an individual

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Rick Tipple

As an individual

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Lilian To

As an individual

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Ross Toller

Correctional Service Canada

Deputy Commissioner, Prairie Region

(Ottawa, Ontario)

June 10, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Chris Trenholm

As an individual

June 5, 2002

Moncton, New Brunswick

John Turmel

As an individual

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Ray Turmel

As an individual

May 30, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

Selene Tracy Tyndale

Ontario Public Interest Research Group

Volunteer

(Windsor, Ontario)

Town Hall Panelist

June 6, 2002

Windsor, Ontario

Mark Tyndall

B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS

(Vancouver, British Columbia)

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Ambros Uchtenhagen

Addiction Research Institute

Retired Professor

(Zurich, Suisse)

February 4, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Steven Van Hoogstraten

Ministry of Justice of the Netherlands

Director for International Criminal Affairs and Drugs Policy

(The Hague, Netherlands)

November 19, 2001

Ottawa, Ontario

Anne Vogel

Gilwest Clinic

Manager

(Richmond, British Columbia)

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

John Walsh

City of Mount Pearl

City Councillor

(Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador)

Town Hall Panelist

June 3, 2002

Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador

Chuck Walter

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Officer in Charge, Operational Systems Policy Section, National Contract Policing Branch

(Ottawa, Ontario)

June 10, 2002

Ottawa, Ontario

Thia Walter

As an individual

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Mark A. Ware

McGill University

Assistant Professor

(Montreal, Quebec)

May 31, 2002

Montreal, Quebec

David Weinberg

As an individual

June 5, 2002

Moncton, New Brunswick

Yves Wermelinger

As an individual

June 5, 2002

Moncton, New Brunswick

Anna Marie White

Focus on the Family

Policy Analyst

(Vancouver, British Columbia)

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Dean Wilson

Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU)

Executive Director

(Vancouver, British Columbia)

November 7, 2001

Vancouver, British Columbia

Cory Wint

Inner Visions Recovery Society

(Vancouver, British Columbia)

Town Hall Panelist

May 14, 2002

Richmond, British Columbia

Brad Wolbaum

As an individual

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

Scott Wolbaum

As an individual

May 13, 2002

Regina, Saskatchewan

Danny Woods

Windsor Police Service

Sergeant, Drug Enforcement Branch

(Windsor, Ontario)

June 7, 2002

Alan Young

As an individual

Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School

(Toronto, Ontario)

September 10, 2001

Toronto, Ontario

Mark Zoccolillo

McGill University

Professor, Department of Psychiatry

(Montreal, Quebec)

October 16, 2000

Ottawa, Canada