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By Neal Hall, Vancouver Sun VANCOUVER – The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed the federal government appeal, which means Insite, the Vancouver supervised injection site that was the first of its kind in the country, will remain open. The federal government is expected to appeal today’s ruling to the Supreme Court of Canada. Insite [...]

I have some great news! C-15 is no more.   Today, Stephen Harper asked the Governor General to “prorogue” (end the session of) Parliament. This means that all the bills are dead, C-15 included!   Had it not been for the hard work of everyone in lobbying the Senate, C-15 would have passed into law. [...]

Because of the Christmas Break, there is not much point in lobbying empty offices in the House of Commons, so instead, we are going to send a Christmas present to the Conservative Party Political Office. Phone JAM the Conservatives Political Office toll-free 1-866-808-8407 or Local: 1-613-755-2000 Or Consider faxing your thoughts to: 1-613-755-2001 We all [...]

These Senators voted in favour of amending C-15 and sending it back to the House. Their votes have delayed C-15 and given us one more chance to defeat it in the House of Commons.   They all deserve our thanks, this represents every Liberal and Independent Senator. Our Calls and Emails surely are responsible for this [...]

The Senate has accepted the proposed amendments 49-43.   The bill will now go to Third Reading in the Senate, and then will be forwarded to the House of Commons.   We have just gained a potential for a few more months of delay. <!–break–> History of Senate amendment/rejection of major legislation:   i) In 1875, [...]

C-15 has been passed by the Senate Committee with minor amendments.   It now proceeds to the Senate for a final vote. After that, the bill only requires a signature by the Governor General to become law.   This unfortunately means we will be unable to delay C-15 any further, and short of rejection by [...]

By Javier Espinoza, The Wall Street Journal Europe has yet to come up with a unified approach to medical marijuana. The Dutch will tell you it is legal to use the drug to treat certain illnesses; while the Swedish don’t recognize any medical use for cannabis at all. "European policy is not really changing at [...]

By Laura Jones, Southport Visitor A SOUTHPORT police officer has admitted being involved in a conspiracy to supply cannabis. Along with constable Andrew Bird, Darren Burns, 31, of Ash Street, Southport, pleaded guilty to his part in the plot. They are among five men, including another police officer from Southport, Clive French, of Lexton Drive, [...]

Posted in Chronicle Blog by Phillip Smith Medical marijuana patient Will Foster is a free man. According to a phone call I just received from his partner, Susan Mueller, Foster was released on parole and walked out of prison in Oklahoma today. As you who have followed the Will Foster saga know, he became a [...]

Free Marc Emery Do Not Extradite Marc Emery Emailer Prime Minister Stephen Harper Ottawa Office: (613) 992-4211 Calgary Office: (403) 253-7990 Justice Minister Rob Nicholson Ottawa: (613) 995-1547 Local Office:(905) 353-9590, (905) 871-9991 Sample script: “I am a voter and I am outraged at what the government is doing to Marc Emery. I urge you [...]