{"id":8990,"date":"2015-10-02T12:08:56","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T16:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aidslaw.ca\/site\/?p=8990"},"modified":"2022-10-04T13:49:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T17:49:32","slug":"election-2015-keeping-hiv-and-human-rights-on-the-agenda","status":"publish","type":"publication22","link":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/election-2015-keeping-hiv-and-human-rights-on-the-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Election 2015<!--more-->: Keeping HIV and Human Rights on the Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"On October 19, 2015, Canada\u2019s voters have an opportunity to decide what kind of government they want \u2014 one that has regard for evidence and upholds health and human rights for all, or one that perpetuates outmoded and ill-informed policies <!--more-->proven to produce devastating consequences for both individual and public health.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Navigate this page:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#LNquest\">Legal Network questionnaire<\/a> to federal parties on <strong>HIV-related issues<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#blogs\">Blog posts<\/a> evaluating responses to Legal Network questionnaire<\/li>\n<li>Joint Legal Network\/CDPC\/mumsDU questionnaire to federal parties on <strong>drug policy issues<\/strong> \u2014 <a href=\"#jtquest\">responses and October 13 news release<\/a>\u00a0<a name=\"LNquest\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Joint Legal Network\/CDPC <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.ca\/richard-elliott\/drugs-criminal-justice_b_8313314.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog post<\/a>\u00a0(via <em>The Huffington Post<\/em>) on the problems with mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offences<a href=\"..\/up-for-vote-a-new-vision-on-drug-policy\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Legal Network questionnaire to federal parties on six HIV-related issues<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Legal Network circulated a questionnaire to each of the major federal parties \u2014 the Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois, the Conservative Party of Canada, the Green Party of Canada, the Liberal Party of Canada and the New Democratic Party of Canada. Our questions gauge their positions on six critical issues related to HIV and human rights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>adequate funding for an up-to-date federal strategy on HIV and AIDS (read our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.ca\/national-partners-in-canadas-hiv-response\/canada-hiv-hepatitis-c-programs-policies_b_8238518.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jointly written blog post<\/a>\u00a0at The Huffington Post);<\/li>\n<li>supervised consumption services;<\/li>\n<li>prison needle and syringe programs;<\/li>\n<li>sex workers\u2019 health and rights;<\/li>\n<li>LGBTI rights at home and abroad; and<\/li>\n<li>equitable access to medicines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can read our questions and the parties\u2019 responses below. Also, keep checking back (<a href=\"..\/election-2015-keeping-hiv-and-human-rights-on-the-agenda\/\">www.aidslaw.ca\/<strong>election2015<\/strong><\/a>) as we release a series of daily blog-posts offering commentary and analysis on how the parties responded to these important issues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questionnaire and responses<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network: <a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Election-Questionnaire-FINAL-Aug17-15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Questionnaire to the major federal political parties<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois:\u00a0<a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Bloc-Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois-Answer_EN_trans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Responses<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Green Party of Canada:\u00a0<a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Green-Party-Response.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Responses<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Liberal Party of Canada:\u00a0<a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/LPC-Response-Election-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Responses<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New Democratic Party of Canada:\u00a0<a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NDP-Response_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Responses<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/NDP-Update-EN-100215.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"blogs\" rel=\"noopener\">Update: October 2<\/a>\u00a0<a name=\"blogs\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Blog posts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"..\/election-2015-lgbti-rights-at-home-and-abroad\">Election 2015: LGBTI rights at home and abroad \u2014 Canada\u2019s major federal parties respond<\/a>\u00a0(October 5)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/election-2015-bill-c-398-and-access-to-medicines-canadas-major-federal-parties-respond\/\">Election 2015: Bill C-398 and access to medicines \u2014 Canada\u2019s major federal parties respond<\/a> (October 6)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/election-2015-bill-c-36-and-sex-workers-rights-canadas-major-federal-parties-respond\/\">Election 2015: Bill C-36 and sex workers\u2019 rights \u2014 Canada\u2019s major federal parties respond<\/a> (October 7)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/election-2015-funding-the-federal-hivaids-strategy-canadas-major-federal-parties-respond\/\">Election 2015: Funding the federal HIV\/AIDS strategy \u2014 Canada\u2019s major federal parties respond<\/a> (October 8)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/election-2015-prisoners-right-to-health-canadas-major-federal-parties-respond\/\">Election 2015: Prisoners\u2019 right to health \u2014 Canada\u2019s major federal parties respond<\/a> (October 9)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"..\/election-2015-bill-c-2-and-supervised-consumption-services-canadas-major-federal-parties-respond\/\">Election 2015: Bill C-2 and supervised consumption services \u2014 Canada\u2019s major federal parties respond<\/a> (October 13)<a name=\"jtquest\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Legal Network, CDPC, mumsDU: joint questionnaire to federal parties on drug policy issues<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Canadian HIV\/AIDS Legal Network, the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC), and moms united and mandated to saving the lives of Drug Users (mumsDU) \u2014 three non-partisan organizations working to reform drug policy in Canada \u2014 recently sent a questionnaire to all major federal parties asking five key questions on Canada\u2019s approach to addressing problems related to illegal drugs.\u00a0Responses were received from the Green Party of Canada, the Liberal Party of Canada and the New Democratic Party of Canada.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"..\/major-federal-parties-promise-to-reform-canadian-drug-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joint Legal Network\/CDPC\/mumsDU news release<\/a> (October 13)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Conservative Party of Canada: <a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/CDPC-CHLN-MUMSDU_Questions-to-Party-Leaders_28-Aug-2015_CPCSH.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Questionnaire<\/a> |\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">No response<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Green Party of Canada: <a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/CDPC-CHLN-MUMSDU_Questions-to-Party-Leaders_28-Aug-2015_GreenEM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Questionnaire<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/CDPC-CHLN-MUMSDU_Greens_RESPONSE_17-Sept-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Response<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Liberal Party of Canada: <a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/CDPC-CHLN-MUMSDU_Questions-to-Party-Leaders_28-Aug-2015_LPCJT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Questionnaire<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/CDPC-CHLN-MUMSDU_LPC_RESPONSE_14-Sept-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Response<\/a>\u00a0(bilingual)<\/li>\n<li>New Democratic Party of Canada: <a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/CDPC-CHLN-MUMSDU_Questions-to-Party-Leaders_28-Aug-2015_NDPTM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Questionnaire<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/CDPC-CHLN-MUMSDU_NDP1_RESPONSE_25-Sept-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Response<\/a> (Sept. 25), <a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/CDPC-CHLN-MUMSDU_NDP2_RESPONSE_1-Oct-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Addendum<\/a> (Oct. 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