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Current Affairs 2006 - Government (89 items)
| Jan 13, 2006 | Marijuana Party Given Fewer Puffs On-Air With no travel budget, Nunavut's candidate for the Marijuana Party planned to reach the ears of voters through the airwaves during the on-air candidates forum, hosted by CBC radio.
But last week he was told he could only speak for three minutes during the introduction, and three minutes at closing, if time permits. Unlike candidates for the other parties, he won't be allowed to field questions.
{Despite the censorship, Ed received 7.9% of the vote] |
| Jan 12, 2006 | Is The Marijuana Party Going Up In Smoke This year the party is running only 23 candidates, after having run at least 70 in the previous two elections. Its founding leader, Marc-Boris St-Maurice, quit the party last year to join the Liberal party. Now, the B.C. Marijuana Party has thrown its support behind the federal NDP party.
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| Jan 12, 2006 | Activist Takes Pot Law To Top Court Test of rare defence seeking 'jury nullification';
Although judges are supposed to encourage jurors to stick to the letter of the law, Krieger's lawyer, John Hook, argues the Supreme Court formally recognized jury nullification in the 1988 acquittal of abortion doctor Henry Morgentaler.
At the time, the bench described the jury's power as "the citizen's ultimate protection against oppressive laws and the oppressive enforcement of the law."
[ Usually we don't hear about SCC decisions for at least six months after the hearing.] |
| Jan 10, 2006 | B.C. Marijuana Crusader Faces Elections Canada Investigation ANCOUVER -- Pot crusader Marc Emery could only joke Monday about his apparently mounting legal woes after a government official informed him he'd likely be investigated for violating third-party election advertising.
"It looks like I'm going to get charged for violating the Elections Act in the 2004 election," Emery said dryly.
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| Jan 9, 2006 | Judge refuses to issue stay BREAKING NEWS:
Judge in Kubby Hearing has taken case under advisement and will issue
a decision at a later date.
"Considering that this was a routine request to issue a temporary
stay while the court considers our motion, I have lost all remaining
faith in the court system and can only plead with people who hear
about our situation to call, call and call again until those
Ministers who are responsible fix this legal nightmare," said Mrs.
Kubby.
"Phone calls to the Ministers of Immigration, Health, Justice and
Public Safety may be our only hope now," added Mrs. Kubby.
Press Info and Contact Info HERE |
| Jan 6, 2006 | Stay Of Charges Against Pot Activist Paves The Way For Extradition A lawyer for pot activist Marc Emery says the federal government's decision not to proceed with drug charges against his client clears the way for his possible extradition to the United States and means Ottawa is kowtowing to the Americans.
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| Jan 5, 2006 | NORML Canada launches marijuana policy survey NORML Canada launches it's marijuana policy survey for candidates in the 2006 federal election.
Given the prominence of marijuana prohibition in recent Canadian public discourse, it is truly surprising that the issue has not been raised in the present federal election campaign.
This following questionnaire has been mailed to every candidate. Campaign offices will also be called as a follow up. Responses will be posted on our website as the campaign unfolds.
Go to Questionnaire
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| Jan 4, 2006 | Raid Charge Stayed Mandeep Sandhu, a former executive member of the Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca federal Liberal riding association, was charged with conspiracy to traffic in marijuana in Sept. 2004. His laywer, Richard Peck, confirmed those charges were stayed on or about Nov. 7.
Sandhu's cousin, Victoria police Constable Ravinder Singh ( Rob ) Dosanjh, was also charged last Dec. 2004 with obstruction of justice for allegedly counselling Sandhu "make false statements to law-enforcement officials" about the origin of money seized during a police search of his residence. A hearing for three other men charged in connection with the raid is scheduled for Friday in Vancouver.
It pays to be a Liberal - provincial, federal... doesn't matter... you're covered, and the media is there to help in any way. |
| Medical Marijuana Still Not Widely Available: Report The federal government's medical marijuana program doesn't work, the Canadian AIDS Society said in a report released Wednesday.
The group's report suggests few users of medical marijuana obtain the drug through official channels.
"Over 85 per cent of the people we consulted who used cannabis are currently relying on illegal sources for their supply of cannabis," said Lynne Bell-Isle, who worked on the 18-month project for the society.
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