Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced a policy that would impose mandatory life sentences for individuals convicted of trafficking, producing, or distributing over 40 mg of fentanyl. He also stated that possession between 20 mg and 40 mg would result in a 15-year sentence. This announcement comes amidst US President Donald Trump's complaints about fentanyl entering the US from Canada and threats of imposing tariffs. Poilievre emphasized the need to address the fentanyl crisis independently from US pressure, while reiterating his commitment to treating addiction and opposing programs that provide prescribed narcotics.
says a Conservative government would bring in mandatory life sentences for those convicted of trafficking, production and distribution of over 40 mg ofThe Conservatives also want traffickers caught with between 20 mg and 40 mg of the drug to be sentenced to 15 years in prison.
According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, two milligrams can kill a person. Health Canada says “a few grains” can be deadly.The announcement by the Tories comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has been complaining about fentanyl entering the United States from Canada.Poilievre said that whether people agree with Trump’s rationale for threatening tariffs or not, “we shouldn’t be taking action to stop drugs just to please him” in a video posted to his social media channels.
Poilievre concluded his video by repeating a long running campaign promise that his government would focus on providing treatment for people with addiction.He’s also said he would defund programs that provide prescribed narcotics to people at a greater risk of an overdose due to a toxic street drug supply.
Poilievre has been critical of the term “safer supply” used to describe these programs, and issues of diversion where users sell prescribed alternatives like hydromorphone on the street. The Conservative leader has also shared support for the idea of mandatory, involuntary drug treatment for minors and people who are in prison.Some Toyota and Ford cars are being recalled in Canada. Here’s whyU.S. tariff threat: Quebec furniture company lays off 115 workers after sales drop
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