Pubdate: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 Source: Ottawa Citizen (CN ON) Copyright: 2009 The Ottawa Citizen Contact: http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/letters.html Website: http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/326 MINISTER URGES SENATE TO PASS STIFF DRUG LAW Federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson slammed the Senate Wednesday for not pushing through new legislation implementing mandatory jail terms for drug producers, smugglers and traffickers. Nicholson toured a mock Vancouver marijuana grow-op with police and firefighters before telling reporters that the holdup in passing Bill C-15 was risking the lives of Canadians. He said the proposed law would be a deterrent to those willing to set up clandestine labs and grow-ops. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard R Smith Jr