Poilievre would impose life sentences for trafficking over 40 mg of fentanyl
- Pierre Poilievre promises to impose life sentences for fentanyl traffickers caught with over 40 milligrams of the drug if elected, stating that selling this amount can kill 20 people.
- Poilievre's proposal includes a 15-year mandatory minimum sentence for those caught with 20 to 40 milligrams of fentanyl.
- The Conservative Leader's plan aims to target traffickers, not users, amidst rising concerns about opioid-related deaths in Canada, which have exceeded 49,000 since 2016.
- U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened tariffs on Canada due to concerns over fentanyl trafficking, prompting Canada to enhance its border security and drug enforcement measures.
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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 …
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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
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