AUDIO – DESCRIPTION:
On September 14, 1986, U.S. President Ronald Reagan called upon Americans, in a televised address, to support him in an “all out war” on illegal drugs. Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney thereafter deviated from a prepared speech to declare that “drug abuse has become an epidemic that undermines our economic as well as our social fabric”. So, on September 16, 1986, AM 980’s Wayne McLean asked listeners to call in to his show to tell him whether or not they believe that there is an illegal drug epidemic. Freedom Party Action Director Marc Emery called in with his views.
Audio Details:
Radio Program: Hotline
Host: Wayne McLean
Notable Caller: Marc Emery (FPO Action Director)
Aired: September 16, 1986
Radio Station: CFPL 980 AM, London, Ontario
Recorded: September 16, 1986
File Format: MP3
URL (Marc Emery Excerpt – 16.9 MB – 6 mins: 57 secs) – https://freedomparty.on.ca/archive/audio/tapes-93-and-94.1986-09-16.is-there-a-drug-epidemic.emery-excerpt.mp3
URL (Complete Recording – 227.9 MB – 1 hr: 33 mins: 52 secs) – https://freedomparty.on.ca/archive/audio/tapes-93-and-94.1986-09-16.is-there-a-drug-epidemic.complete.mp3