Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre unveils a tough-on-crime approach to the fentanyl crisis, calling for life sentences for major traffickers.
Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada , announced a new policy proposal Wednesday aimed at tackling the deadly fentanyl crisis. Poilievre stated that a Conservative government would implement mandatory life sentences for individuals convicted of trafficking, producing, or distributing over 40 milligrams of fentanyl. He argued that this penalty should be equivalent to that for murder, emphasizing the severity of the crisis.
The Conservatives also proposed a 15-year prison sentence for traffickers caught with between 20 milligrams and 40 milligrams of the drug. Health Canada and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration both warn that even minute amounts of fentanyl can be fatal, with two milligrams potentially lethal.Poilievre's announcement comes amidst heightened tensions with the United States over fentanyl trafficking. U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized Canada for not doing enough to stop fentanyl from entering the U.S., threatening steep tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods. While acknowledging Trump's concerns, Poilievre stressed that Canada's actions should be driven by a genuine desire to combat the overdose crisis, not simply to appease the U.S. He reiterated a long-standing campaign promise to prioritize addiction treatment and criticized programs that provide prescribed narcotics, citing concerns about diversion and the potential for fueling street drug markets. Poilievre also expressed support for mandatory, involuntary drug treatment for minors and incarcerated individuals
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