Marc Emery was arrested for breaking a law in a country that he wasn't in. He and two of his employees face extradition to the US where the sentences are long and prison conditions bad enough that Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have expressed serious concern.
Irwin Cotler signed the paperwork that allowed this travesty to take place. As Justice Minister he is supposed to be protecting Canadians, not aiding and abetting in their persecution by a foreign government. You can e-mail Cotler at cotlei@parl.gc.ca.
You can follow the story, and learn what more you can do at Cannibis Culture, the magazine that Emery runs as part of his activism in the legalisation of marijuana.
Irwin Cotler signed the paperwork that allowed this travesty to take place. As Justice Minister he is supposed to be protecting Canadians, not aiding and abetting in their persecution by a foreign government. You can e-mail Cotler at cotlei@parl.gc.ca.
You can follow the story, and learn what more you can do at Cannibis Culture, the magazine that Emery runs as part of his activism in the legalisation of marijuana.