Bill C-10 Hit With Legal Challenges By Quebec Bar Association
The Quebec Bar Association has launched a legal challenge against parts of the federal Conservatives' law-and-order agenda.
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Ottawa Stays One Toke Behind The Times
It may be old-fashioned paternalism or 21st{+-}century Conservative ideology. Either way, it’s clear our federal government is not on the same page as most Canadians when it comes to our marijuana laws.
Marc Emery: Mandatory Minimum Sentences For Marijuana Will Not Work
In a Globe and Mail letter to the editor, imprisoned marijuana activist Marc Emery says the Canadian Conservative government's new mandatory minimum sentences for marijuana will hurt Canadians, not help them.
US Pot Votes Show Canada the Way
Voters in Washington and Colorado opted to end the destructive, ineffective and costly approach to marijuana laws last week. Canadian jurisdictions should heed their examples.
Worries Grow Over Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Drug Offences
Canada’s public prosecutors are bracing for an onslaught of new trials as mandatory minimum sentences for drug offences come into effect – adding pressure to a system they say is already overburdened.
Marijuana Vote a Game-Changer for Canada
Prime Minister Stephen Harper may be dismissive about the fact that the states of Washington and Colorado voted in favour of legalizing marijuana last week, but they have set the stage for a game changer, however complicated.
Canada Toughens Pot Laws, Two U.S. States Loosen Up
The same day that voters in two U.S. states approved the legalization of marijuana, the Harper government in Ottawa was bringing into force tough new mandatory penalties for pot.
Canada Health Ministry Bans Bath Salts Drug
The Canadian government has banned MDPV (methylenedioxypyrovalerone), a synthetic stimulant commonly found in "bath salts" drugs. The ban went into effect last Wednesday, the same day it was announced by Health Canada.
Protesting Harper’s Vancouver Visit
It was shortly after twelve and a brisk summer's day when I arrived at the Pan Pacific Hotel where Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was scheduled to speak in a couple of hours.
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Crime Doesn’t Deter Tories — Nor Do Facts
There's something I don't understand about us humans. We can cure disease, explore outer space, access information from around the world in a split second and discover the God particle, and yet the best idea we have come up with to respond to crime and social harm is to lock people in cages.
