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Bob Mackin

News Reporter
bmackin@nsnews.com

JOHN Reynolds is sur-
prised.

Many of the MIMs con:
stituents in’ West: Vancouver
Sunshine Coast who complet:
eda snail-in survey want man
juana and prostitution decrim-
inalized.

Fifty-four oper ocent of
respondents to | Reynolds’
recent household flyer believe
cops and the courts should
back-off when it comes to pos:
session of 30 grams or less of
pot. An overwhelming 81%
believe marijuana should be
prescribed for medical purpos-
es.

As for prostitution, 62% felt
the sex trade should be legal-
ized and regulated by munici-
pal and provincial govern-
ments.

“It just shows a changing
attitude on certain issues,” said
Reynolds. “Maybe they're
tired of having ¢ lot of police
time spent on issues they don’t
consider as important as the

home.
frustration.”

Revnolds mailed more than
30,000 copies of his newsletter
to constituents. He said) he
received: approximately 3,000
responses.

The questions dealt primar:
ily with law and order iss
Reynolds is the justice critic
the Canadian Alliance, the for-
mer Reform Party.

Other highlights:

8 93% of respondents believe a
minimum TO-vear penalty
should be assessed to those
convicted of Jising off the
avails of 'a child prostitute; 87%
agreed that anvone convicted
of knowingly using the services
of a child prostitute should be
jailed for a minimum ovo
years.

@ A wo-part capital punish-
ment question found 66%
believe a jury should be able to
decide whether the death
penalty is assessed in a first
degree murder case; 51% felt
the death penalty should not
be mandatory in first degree
murder convictions.

84% believe the the new
Youth Criminal Justice Act

That could be a sign of

Friday, April 28, 2000 — North Shore News ~ 11

Pot possession finds support

ted by those aged 10 to 15
years old, rather than the pro-
posed 12 w 7,

@ 81% want prospective
Supreme Court judges to
appear before a parliamentary
committee for review of their
qualifications and judicial phi-
losophy.

Surprisingly, 79% of respon
dents said they feel safe and
secure in their homes and
communities, “It’s a good
confidence builder for the
police in our communities.”

Meanwhile, Reynolds is
supporting Preston Marning,
in his bid to become leader of
the Canadian Alliance. A lead-

the country
Alliance members June 24.

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