Ontario Public Health AssociationChair of the Cannabis Task Group
Jan. 2016 - Dec. 2021• Contributed as researcher and reviewer for OPHA’s position paper The Public Health Implications of the Legalization of Recreational Cannabis Use
• Submitted excerpts of the paper to the Federal Cannabis Task Force Position paper recommendations and considerations were included in the Federal Cannabis Task Force report: A Framework for the Legalization and Regulation of Cannabis in Canada
• Presented recommendations on public health approaches to the Ontario Ministry of Finance and the Ontario Ministry of Attorney General
• Submitted Provincial advocacy letter to the Attorney General on the Provincial and public health implications of the Federal Cannabis Act (Bill C-45)
• Served as a witness for the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health and provided a testimony on public health concerns for the legalization of recreational cannabis (Bill C-45)
Represented OPHA and provided a testimony at Queen’s Park: Legislative Committee on Bill-174 and Bill-36