Omnibus Crime Bill Rushed Through Senate, Liberal Senators Say
The government’s omnibus crime bill was being pushed through its final test in the Senate for no good reason, Liberal senators charged Thursday.
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Reconsider Pot Prohibition, International Panel Urges Harper
The Global Commission on Drug Policy says it's “very weird” that Canada is taking a tougher line on marijuana when governments across the globe are reconsidering the war on drugs.
Crime Bill to Return to House of Commons With a Few Changes
The federal government's omnibus crime bill will be heading back to the House of Commons after senators approved changes to Bill C-10 early Monday.
Omnibus Crime Bill Amended by Senate Committee
The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs committee passed Conservative amendments to the government's controversial omnibus crime legislation Monday morning, signalling the government's admission that at least some parts of the bill need changing.
NORML Canada Encourages Senators to ‘Vote Their Conscience’ On Crime Bill
CANNABIS CULTURE - The Canadian branch of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is asking a select group of Conservative Senators to "vote with their conscience" and oppose crime bill C-10 and mandatory minimum prison terms for marijuana offences.
Mandatory Drug Sentences ‘Colossal Mistake’, Canada Told
An attorney who helped U.S. politicians write mandatory-minimum sentencing laws during the 1980s has a warning for Canadian parliamentarians.
The Jodie Emery Show: Jodie on TV and Abroad
CANNABIS CULTURE - For the latest news on Marc Emery, CCHQ, and Canada's cannabis community, watch new episodes of The Jodie Emery Show each week on Cannabis Culture. In this episode: Jodie talks about her appearance on Sun TV and her upcoming trip to the New Hampshire Liberty Forum.
Jodie Emery on Sun TV: New Conservative Laws Punish Pot Growers Worse Than Pedophiles
CANNABIS CULTURE - Cannabis activist Jodie Emery appeared Wednesday on Canada's answer to the Fox News network, Sun TV, to discuss new Conservative drugs laws that would give non-violent marijuana growers longer prison sentences than child rapists.
The Jodie Emery Show: Private Prisons and “Drug Free” Drug Companies
CANNABIS CULTURE - For the latest news on Marc Emery, CCHQ, and Canada's cannabis community, watch new episodes of The Jodie Emery Show each week on Cannabis Culture. In this episode: "Drug Free" drug companies, private prisons, Bill C-10 and more!
Bill C-10 Will Hit Nunavut Hard, Shewchuk Tells Senators
Dan Shewchuk, the Nunavut justice minister, told the Senate legal affairs committee Feb. 2 that Bill C-10, the Conservative government’s omnibus crime bill, will create big costs and other problems for Nunavut’s justice and correctional systems.
