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MPs move to block extradition of pot activist Emery

Submitted by Nicole Seguin on Tue, 03/16/2010 - 3:57pm
Andy Ivens, National Post
 
VANCOUVER -- Marijuana activist Marc Emery's battle to avoid going to a U.S. prison got a boost this week in the House of Commons.
 
Three MPs -- Libby Davies of the New Democratic Party, Ujjal Dosanjh of the Liberals and Scott Reid of the Conservatives -- presented a petition asking Justice Minister Rob Nicholson not to sign extradition papers that would send Mr. Emery south to serve a five-year sentence for selling marijuana seeds online in 2005.
 
More than 12,000 Canadians signed the petition.
 

Marc Emery Stop-Extradition Petitions tabled by MPs from three parties

Submitted by FrankD on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 10:39pm
Members of Parliament from three parties -- Conservative, Liberal, and New Democrat -- tabled petitions with thousands of signatures seeking to stop the extradition to the U.S. of online marijuana seed seller, Marc Emery.
House of Commons - Monday, March 15, 2010

The three MP's who displayed personal integrity by presenting the petitions are:
* Conservative MP, Scott Reid (Ontario)
* NDP MP, Libby Davies (Vancouver East)
* Liberal MP, Ujjal Dosanjh (Vancouver South)

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Canadian Politicians Present Thousands of Signatures In Support of Marc Emery

Submitted by Nicole Seguin on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 10:05pm
By Jeremiah Vandermeer, Cannabis Culture
 
CANNABIS CULTURE - Members of Parliament from the Liberal, New Democratic, and Conservative Parties of Canada presented petitions to the House of Commons with over 12,000 signatures asking the Justice Minister to stop the extradition of marijuana activist Marc Emery.

In a show of cross-party support rarely seen in the House, MPs Scott Reid (Conservative), Libby Davies (NDP), and Ujjal Dosanjh (Liberal) stood in succession and asked Conservative Justice Minister Rob Nicholson to refuse to sign extradition orders sending Emery, a Vancouver entrepreneur and well-known activist, to the United States for a 5-year prison term.

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NDP, Liberal, Conservative politicians petition to stop Marc Emery's extradition to the US

Submitted by Nicole Seguin on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 12:26am
By Carlito Pablo, Georgia Straight

Members of Parliament from three parties—Conservative, Liberal, and New Democrat—are poised to present petitions with thousands of signatures seeking to stop the extradition to the U.S. of Canada’s Prince of Pot, Marc Emery.

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