Pubdate: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 Source: Orangeville Citizen (CN ON) Copyright: 2010 Orangeville Citizen Contact: http://www.citizen.on.ca/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2529 Author: Russell Barth DIFFERING OPINIONS ON PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT RE: D-C Liberal candidate blasts prorogation Although proroguing parliament is a scandalous erosion of democracy, we should be thankful that Bill C-15 - which offered mandatory jail time for the growing of a single marijuana plant - has died for a while. Passage of this bill would have required the building of at least 12 brand new billion-dollar prisons, and about $2 billion every year to maintain them. The threat of jail time would have caused the mom and pop growers to leave the business, leaving more customers for the gangsters. Keep in mind that this outrageously counterproductive bill never would have got as far as it did without the complacent compliance of foppish Liberal MP's and Senators. Clearly, they are as keen to subsidize organized crime and start a USstyle, for-profit prison industry in Canada. For the time being at least, this prorogation has helped us dodge billions in annual costs, and a dramatic increase in crime. For that, at least, we should be thanking Stephen Harper. Russell Barth Federally Licensed Medical Marijuana User Drug Reform Analyst and Consultant Educators for Sensible Drug Policy - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake