Current Affairs (2009) -
Legal (23 items)
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| Dec 3, 2009 |
Canadian Senate Committee Passes Bill C-15 C-15 has been passed by the Senate Committee with <a href="http://whyprohibition.ca/blogs/jacob-hunter/canadian-senate-ammends-c-15" target="_blank">minor amendments.</a> It now proceeds to the Senate for a final vote. After that, the bill only requires a signature by the Governor General to become law. See: <a href="http://whyprohibition.ca/blogs/kirk-tousaw/what-does-c-15-mean-after-senate-amendments" target="_blank">What does C-15 mean after the Senate amendments?</a> |
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| Dec 9, 2009 |
Senate Accepts Bill C-15 Amendments The Senate has voted to amend Bill C-15. The bill will now go to Third Reading in the Senate, and then will be forwarded back to the House of Commons. |
| Dec 30, 2009 |
Prime Minister Shuts Down Parliament - Kills Bill C-15 In a political maneuver designed to shield his embattled Conservative government from criticism during the upcoming Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper on December 30th "prorogued," or shut down, Parliament until a new session begins in March. The move kills all pending legislation, including a Tory "tough on crime" bill, C-15, that included mandatory minimum nine-month prison sentences for growing as much as a single marijuana plant. <img src="http://cannabislink.ca/pics/nytimes_premier.jpg" width="742" height="81" border="0" /> |