Farewell Tour: London (with Hamilton video)
200 people attend my speech at $5 each in London. It was exciting, mostly young people who were looking for inspiration. I hope I delivered it.
Dana Beal: MI Lays Off 100 State Police
From The New York Times: "With Detroit facing a budget crisis, Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings announced plans to lay off 150 police officers and merge the city's 12 police precincts into six district stations."
Farewell Tour: Hamilton
I presented FOUR, count 'em, 4, full length speeches yesterday for a total of 6 hours of talking to 160 people (or more) in 4 locations in Hamilton.
Response to a media inquiry about Marc’s situation and Bill C-15
Marc's extradition hearing has been scheduled for the end of September, but it's not likely to happen, as a plea deal arrangement should be finalized by then. Marc has given our lawyer Ian Donaldson a go-ahead to begin negotiations -- specifically, a joint submission for a 5-year sentence in the USA.
Holy Smoke
Thirty years ago, CBS's Dan Rather took a fascinating look at the an Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church in Florida who believed that smoking cannabis was a holy ritual.
The Farewell Tour: Thunder Bay
We had 300 people listen to my speech in Thunder Bay, the biggest turn-out on the Tour by far!