Bill C-15
The number of Canadians legally permitted to use pot as medicine has tripled in the past three years since the Conservatives took power. full story- Many Canadians think police don't pay much attention to marijuana, and instead focus on busting people for "hard drugs". Think again. full story
The government's two crime bills currently held up in the Senate are "flawed," and could be unconstitutional, but the Liberals are afraid of being labelled soft on crime and Grit Senators may succumb to political pressure and vote against amending the bills, says a Liberal Senator who supports the amendments. full story
If the federal government gets its way, Canadians will witness a boom in prison construction coinciding with the longest steady decline in crime rates in Canadian history. full story
Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada want American-style mandatory minimum sentences for marijuana users and growers, and Liberals in the House have already given the green light. Is Bill C-15 about making Canadians safer, or making bigger profits for organized crime? full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Canada's Prime Minister performs a Beatles tune about 'getting high', while his Conservative party wants to throw those who 'get high' in jail. full story
Everyone concerned about mandatory minimum jail sentences for cannabis should PHONE JAM the Senate until they vote NO on Bill C-15! full story- The International Hempology 101 Society will be initiating a national campaign to stop Bill C15. PHONE JAM will happen Monday, September 14, 2009 from the 8 am in Halifax until midnight in Victoria. full story
- The Conservative Public Saftey Minister thinks a federal election would kill the Harper government's nasty new crime bills. This is exactly why we need an election. full story
The media have had very little to say about Bill C-15, a federal Conservative bill currently working its way through Parliament. This legislation will require that everyone convicted of growing a single marijuana plant or more must spend a minimum of six months in jail. full story- Here's a letter I sent to the Leader of the Government in the Senate about bill C-15, and her response. full story
- Senate delay on drug bill risks lives: justice minister full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Conservative Justice Minister Rob Nicholson lashed out at the Senate today, accusing them of blocking the Conservatives so called “law and order' agenda. full story- Conservative Gulag Minister Rob Nicholson is pressuring the Senate to pass Bill C-15 (mandatory minimums sentences for marijuana!) before it breaks for summer. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - New Democratic MP Libby Davies says the Conservative and Liberal 'War On Drugs' and the mandatory minimums that go with it "will be a colossal failure for Canada, both economically and politically". full story
The ending was anticlimactic. On Monday evening, just as Canadians were sitting down to dinner, Parliament quietly enacted one of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's most controversial pieces of legislation. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - On June 8, Canada's Parliament passed a new set of mandatory minimum penalties for a variety of marijuana and drug offences. full story- Bill C-15 and mandatory minimum sentences for marijuana are only one vote from becoming Canadian law. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Marijuana activist Marc Emery thinks new drug legislation supported by Conservatives and Liberals will mean more Canadians in jail for non-violent crimes. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Controversial drug bill C-15, which includes mandatory minimum jail sentences for small amounts of marijuana, passed the Canadian House of Commons with the support of both Liberal and Conservative parties. The bill now moves to the Senate for a final vote. full story
Liberal MPs are set to give the Conservative government help tonight in passing tough drug-crime legislation, despite the risk of a backlash at the party grassroots. full story
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff seems to be facing some serious trouble at the party grassroots -- all revolving around the caucus decision to support this bill - C-15, which introduces mandatory prison sentences for drug crimes. full story
A federal bill to impose automatic jail terms for drug crimes, for the first time in Canada, is headed for passage in the House of Commons in a final vote that could happen as early as Thursday. full story
Mandatory minimum sentences are not the answer to Canada's drug and crime problems. full story
CANNABIS CULTURE - Bill C-15, a bill that would introduce mandatory minimum sentences for marijuana in Canada, has received the support of Conservatives and Liberals and been approved by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. full story
