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CANNABIS
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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
| 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 * | |
| 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 
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| Honourable Mobina S.B. Jaffer | Honourable John Wiebe 
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| 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
| Daniel Charbonneau (Acting Clerk of the Committee) | Adam Thompson (Acting Clerk of the Committee) 
 | 
(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) 
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| 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) 
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| Nicole Bouchard (Office of Senator Pierre Claude Nolin) 
 | Mireille Khouri (Committees and Private Legislation Directorate of the Senate) 
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| Martine de Launière (Special Committee on Illegal Drugs) 
 | Nathalie Lemay-Paquette (Committees and Private Legislation Directorate of the Senate) 
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| 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) 
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3.4 COMMUNICATIONS
| Diane Boucher and her team(Communications Directorate of the Senate)
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| Jean-Guy Desgagné(Special Advisor – Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs) | David Newman(Newman Communications) 
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3.5 REPORTERS, TRANSLATORS AND INTERPRETERS
| Official Reporters of the Senate(Debates and Publications Directorate of the Senate) 
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| Translators(Translation Bureau)
 | Interpreters(Translation Bureau) 
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| Thérèse Alier(Private Text Editor) | |
 
| APPENDIX IILIST OF WITNESSES
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| 
 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 |