Poilievre would impose life sentences for trafficking over 40 mg of fentanyl

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre goes after fentanyl

After Justin Trudeau agreed to appoint a fentanyl czar and take other steps to avoid a trade war with the United States, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced that he would get tough on traffickers.Poilievre, who often blames Trudeau for soft-on-crime policies, said he would introduce mandatory life sentences for fentanyl traffickers. “I will lock up fentanyl kingpins and throw away the key. It's like spraying bullets into a crowd — eve…

Poilievre aims to bring in mandatory life sentences for major fentanyl traffickers

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is vowing mandatory life sentences for major fentanyl traffickers. The proposal targets those caught with over 40 mg of the drug, with 15-year sentences for those trafficking between 20 mg and 40 mg. https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/776/files/2025/02/pierre-1.mp3 Poilievre says fentanyl dealers are committing “mass murder”. He wants to roll back recent justice reforms to impose …

Poilievre would impose life sentences for trafficking more than 40 mg of fentanyl

OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are promising to crack down on "fentanyl kingpins" by bringing in mandatory life sentences for those convicted of trafficking, producing or exporting more than 40 mg of the drug.

(Updated) Poilievre would impose life sentences for trafficking more than 40 mg of fentanyl

A Conservative government would bring in mandatory life sentences for those convicted of trafficking, producing or exporting more than 40 mg of fentanyl, Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday. "Let's call fentanyl trafficking what it is: mass murder," the Conservative leader told a news conference in Vancouver. He compared selling the drug to "spraying bullets into a crowd." The Conservatives also want traffickers caught with between 20 mg and 40 mg o…

Poilievre would impose life sentences for trafficking more than 40 mg of fentanyl - The Turtle Island News

By David Baxter and Sarah Ritchie -CP-A Conservative government would bring in mandatory life sentences for those convicted of trafficking, producing or exporting more than 40 mg of fentanyl, Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday. “Let’s call fentanyl trafficking what it is: mass murder,” the Conservative leader told a news conference in Vancouver. He compared selling the drug to “spraying bullets into a crowd.” The Conservatives also want traffickers…

'It's mass murder': Poilievre pledges life sentences for fentanyl traffickers

Pierre Poilievre is scheduled to hold a news conference in Vancouver later Wednesday, following an announcement that a Conservative government would bring in mandatory life sentences for those convict