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Government's cannabis bill faces live-or-die vote in Senate today

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 5:22 pm
by AlpineDad
The government's cannabis bill faces outright defeat in the Senate today if it can't secure enough support from members of the Red Chamber.

According to an agreed timetable, senators will hold a vote at second reading of the bill today. If the opposition Tories cobble together enough votes to defeat C-45, the legislation would be effectively dead — meaning the government would have to restart the entire legislative process in the House.

If that happens, a summer timeline for legalization becomes much less likely.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/governm ... -1.4586113
The moral Conservatives are just trying to protect us ... :cry:

Re: Government's cannabis bill faces live-or-die vote in Senate today

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 5:25 pm
by captcrunch
I'm listening to the Senate discussion as I type this, pretty interesting stuff

http://www.cpac.ca/en/direct/sen6/15697 ... -audio-66/

Re: Government's cannabis bill faces live-or-die vote in Senate today

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 7:34 pm
by AlpineDad
It passed second reading: 44 Yes: 29 No: 0 Neutral.

Now on to Third Reading on or before June 7, 2018