VANCOUVER -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday he won’t bow to Vancouver civic pressure to relax marijuana laws and subject the drug to a tax.
“That won’t happen under our government,” Harper told reporters at a news conference celebrating $35 million in renovations to Science World. “We’re strongly opposed to the legalization of drugs. Obviously, we’re very concerned about the spread of drugs in the country and the damage it is doing to our kids.”
Four former Vancouver mayors of varied political stripes — Larry Campbell, Mike Harcourt, Sam Sullivan and Philip Owen — this week endorsed a call to end the prohibition on pot, which they blame for contributing to gang violence. The call was later echoed by current mayor Gregor Robertson.
“That won’t happen under our government,” Harper told reporters at a news conference celebrating $35 million in renovations to Science World. “We’re strongly opposed to the legalization of drugs. Obviously, we’re very concerned about the spread of drugs in the country and the damage it is doing to our kids.”
Four former Vancouver mayors of varied political stripes — Larry Campbell, Mike Harcourt, Sam Sullivan and Philip Owen — this week endorsed a call to end the prohibition on pot, which they blame for contributing to gang violence. The call was later echoed by current mayor Gregor Robertson.