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HOUSE OF COMMONS
OTTAWA, CANADA
K1A 0A6

 


 


Media Advisory


 

May 16, 2002

The House of Commons Special Committee on non-medical use of drugs will be in Edmonton and Saskatoon for a series of public hearings and panel discussions to examine the extent of the drug problems in Alberta and Saskatchewan.  Public meetings will be held Tuesday, May 21st and Wednesday, May 22nd in Edmonton, Alberta.  Meetings will continue in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on Thursday and Friday, May 23rd and 24th .

The Committee will hear from expert witnesses, individuals and community groups continuing its national public consultation process.  The hearings will focus on drug policy, prevention and treatment options, harm reduction and current enforcement policies.  The Committee will visit the Poundmaker’s Lodge Residential Treatment Centre in St. Albert, Alberta on Tuesday, May 21st to meet with staff and clients and visit the Calder Centre in Saskatoon on Thursday, May 23rd.

The Special Committee on non-medical use of drugs is mandated to study the factors underlying or relating to the non-medical use of drugs in Canada and to bring forward recommendations aimed at reducing the dimensions of the problem across the country.  It will present its report to the House of Commons on November 1, 2002. 

Those individuals unable to appear before the Committee are encouraged to send their written comments to the Clerk of the Committee by e-mail at: snud@parl.gc.ca, by fax to (613) 995-2106 or by mail to: the Committees Directorate, 6th Floor, Wellington Building, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 before June 1, 2002.  Individuals with an interest in appearing before the Committee while it is in Edmonton and Saskatoon should communicate with the Clerk at (613) 794-9357 (cell phone from May 21st to May 24th ).

Media Opportunities:

Event:                    Public Hearings

Date:                      Tuesday, May 21st

Time:                     14:30 – 16:00                      Research and Drug Policy Panel

16:00 – 18:00                      Law Enforcement Panel

Location:              Empire Ballroom, Fairmont Hotel MacDonald

10065 – 100th Avenue

Edmonton, Alberta

Event:                    Public Hearings

Date:                      Wednesday, May 22nd

Time:                     08:30 – 10:30                      Education/Prevention/Treatment panel

                                10:30 – 12:30                      Harm Reduction Panel

                                13:00 – 15:30                      Native Addictions Services Panel

Location:              Empire Ballroom, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald

Edmonton, Alberta

Event:                    Public Hearings

Date:                      Thursday, May 23rd

Time:                     09:00– 12:00                       Education/Prevention Panel

                                14:00 – 17:00                      Treatment Panel

Location:              Battleford Ballroom, Delta Bessborough Hotel

                                601 Spadina Crescent,

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Event:                    Public Hearings

Date:                      Friday, May 24th

Time:                     9:00 – 10:30                         Law Enforcement Panel

                                10:30 – 12:00                      Individuals

Location:              Battleford Ballroom, Delta Bessborough Hotel

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For more information please see the Committee’s website at: http://www.parl.gc.ca/InfoCom/CommitteeSchedule.asp?Language=E&Parliament=8&Joint=0&CommitteeID=217

Additional information is available from:


Ms. Carol Chafe

Clerk of the Committee

(613) 947-0007

Ms. Shelagh O’Connor

Executive Assistant to Paddy Torsney, MP. Chair

(613) 995-0881