Is Liberal Caucus Discipline Going to Pot?
The Senate of Canada will vote on Bill C-15 and mandatory minimums later this afternoon.
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Ottawa Just Might Go To Pot
Ross Rebagliati, whose gold medal in snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics was obscured briefly by marijuana smoke, is seeking the Liberal nomination in a B.C. riding for the next federal election.
Law and Order Ottawa: Bill C-15 is Wrong Approach to Drugs
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?
Conservatives Pressure Senate Liberals To Pass Mandatory Minimum Sentences Bill
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.
MP Keith Martin: Decriminalize Simple Possession of Pot
The lethal gun battles on the streets of Vancouver, the astounding number of murders in Mexico, and the insurgency that continues to grow in Afghanistan (which results in our soldiers being killed) all have one thing in common: the trafficking of illegal drugs.
Ottawa Embarking on its Own War on Drugs
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.
STOP BILL C-15: Liberals Team With Conservatives to Pass a Nasty New Drug Law
CANNABIS CULTURE - On June 8, Canada's Parliament passed a new set of mandatory minimum penalties for a variety of marijuana and drug offences.
STOP BILL C-15! Mandatory Minimums Pass House With Support of Liberals
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.
Liberals To Support Mandatory Minimum Sentences
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.
Liberal Revolt on Bill C-15 and Mandatory Minimums
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.
