Posts Tagged ‘ Marc Emery extradition ’

Nicholson approves Marc Emery extradition .. dysfunctional US “war on drugs” crosses border into Canada

May 10th, 2010 | By | Category: In Brief

According to Marc Emery’s wife Jodie, the Canadian Conservative minority government’s “Justice Minister Rob Nicholson has approved the extradition of her husband” to the United States, where he faces jail time “for selling marijuana seeds over the Internet.” Emery “surrendered himself to authorities this morning at court in Vancouver.” His “lawyer, Kirk Tousaw, said as […]



Now that spring is here: British election, Canadian deadlines, US supports EU

May 7th, 2010 | By | Category: In Brief

British election: I can’t remember a British election that has won so much attention this side of the Atlantic, in both Canada and the United States. The national results show Conservatives with 36.1% of the popular vote and 306 seats, Labour with 29.0% and 258 seats, Liberal Democrats 23.0% and only 57 seats, and Others […]