title: Legislation imposing mandatory   minimum sentences for drug   offences passes second reading.
abstract: Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, passed second reading in the House of Commons on 16 April 16 2008, and was referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. The legislation has been proposed as a component of the National Anti-Drug Strategy.
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003415:Crime / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders