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{
"time": "2017-06-01 19:05:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Rachael Harder (Lethbridge, CPC)",
"fr": "Mme Rachael Harder (Lethbridge, PCC)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4925172\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, the hon. member referenced the age limit being 18 and talked about the need for education. I can appreciate that there certainly is that need. However, I disagree with the legal age being 18. I think the scientific and medical evidence shows otherwise. Nevertheless, there is a need for education.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4925173\" data-originallang=\"en\">The government has provided $9.6 million. However, it is worth noting that this is over five years, which is very little per year. It is also worth noting that this money is not made available to implement education before this legislation comes into effect on July 1, 2018. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4925174\" data-originallang=\"en\">Given that fact, it would seem that marijuana is being put into the hands of our young people before there has ever been any sort of public education initiative with regard to the health impacts of marijuana. Why is that? Why are we not putting the well-being of our young people first and foremost and making sure there is education readily available to them before making marijuana readily available?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4925172\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le d\u00e9put\u00e9 a parl\u00e9 de l'\u00e2ge limite de 18 ans et du besoin de sensibilisation. Je reconnais qu'il existe un besoin r\u00e9el. Cependant, je ne suis pas d'accord avec le fait que l'\u00e2ge limite soit de 18 ans. Je pense que les donn\u00e9es scientifiques et m\u00e9dicales ne vont pas dans ce sens. Il n'en reste pas moins qu'une sensibilisation s'impose.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4925173\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le gouvernement fournit 9,6 millions de dollars. Toutefois, il est \u00e0 noter que c'est sur une p\u00e9riode de cinq ans; sur une base annuelle, c'est tr\u00e8s peu. Il est aussi int\u00e9ressant de savoir que cette somme ne pourra \u00eatre utilis\u00e9e \u00e0 des fins de sensibilisation avant l'entr\u00e9e en vigueur de la mesure l\u00e9gislative, soit le 1<sup>er</sup> juillet 2018.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4925174\" data-originallang=\"en\">\u00c0 la lumi\u00e8re de ce fait, il semble que la marijuana sera mise entre les mains des jeunes avant la mise en oeuvre de la moindre initiative de sensibilisation \u00e0 ses cons\u00e9quences sur la sant\u00e9. Pourquoi? Pourquoi n'accordons-nous pas la priorit\u00e9 absolue au bien-\u00eatre des jeunes? Pourquoi ne veillons-nous pas \u00e0 ce que de l'information soit facilement accessible aux jeunes avant que la marijuana soit facilement accessible?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2017/6/1/rachael-thomas-4/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/rachael-harder/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4395/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "9577246",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Initiatives minist\u00e9rielles"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Cannabis Act",
"fr": "Loi sur le cannabis"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2017/6/1/",
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}
}