| MAP - Drugnews - Canada | | | | CN AB: LTE: Jaffer Sentence May Put Laws In Jeopardy | | Edmonton Journal, 11 Mar 2010 - The $500 fine given to former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer for careless driving by an Ontario judge on March 9, after he was initially charged with cocaine possession, impaired driving and speeding, hardly sends a message as a deterrent. This case raises the question, Can influence, money and a good lawyer sway the course of justice? Most Canadians will consider the penalty handed out to Jaffer to be unreasonable. This could very well encourage contempt, disrespect, and disdain for our impaired driving laws. Unquestionably, this would weaken the resolve of the criminal justice system and Canadians to enforce the laws. The consequences of this speaks for itself! |
| |  | Canada: PUB LTE: More Jails Equals More Criminals | | National Post, 11 Mar 2010 - Re: Building Boom Set For Federal Prison System, March 9. The prison building boom being promised by the Tories will only lead to a more violent and dangerous Canada. I know firsthand that prisons breed crime and violence. I was convicted as a non-violent pot dealer and was caged with 37 other, mostly violent, offenders. I was released on appeal after five days but that was plenty of time to learn many scams and cons and make new contacts in the underworld, if I ever desired to become a career criminal. | | CN ON: Judge Gives Former Tory MP $500 Slap On Wrist | | Toronto Star, 10 Mar 2010 - Says 'I'm sure you can recognize a break when you see one' after drunk driving, cocaine charges withdrawn Staff Reporter Justice advocates and opposition politicians are demanding an explanation after former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer received a $500 slap on the wrist for careless driving, a muted conclusion to his highly publicized drunk-driving and cocaine-possession charges. | | CN ON: Drug, Drunk Driving Charges Dropped Against Former Tory | | Toronto Star, 09 Mar 2010 - Former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer pleaded guilty today to careless driving after charges of speeding, drunken driving and possession of cocaine were withdrawn in an Orangeville court. Jaffer, 38, will pay his $500 fine within the next month. He has already given $500 to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. | | CN BC: Malakwa Man Trying To Rise Above Criminal Past | | Eagle Valley News, 10 Mar 2010 - Special Report: Colin Martin Talks About Life Choices. Colin Hugh Martin considers himself an honest, responsible, God-fearing man. Martin was labeled the ringleader of a Canada-U.S. marijuana smuggling operation between 1997 and 1999. It ended following a 13-month RCMP investigation. Of the 17 arrested, including his father Donald and brother Damyen. Colin was the only one to face a major conviction. |
| | CN ON: Column: Justify Jaffer Deal | | Ottawa Sun, 11 Mar 2010 - Someone Has To Reveal How Drug, Drunk-driving, Speeding Charges Disappeared While the secret non-trial and exoneration of former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer on cocaine-possession and drunk-driving charges may have satisfied the letter of the law, it hasn't exactly enhanced public confidence in the judicial system. | | CN ON: Former Harper Aide Says Jaffer Should Apologize | | Toronto Star, 10 Mar 2010 - OTTAWA - Most of Rahim Jaffer's Conservative caucus colleagues dashed, squirmed, or told reporters to ask Ontario's Crown why their former national caucus chair got a "break" - as the judge called it-from prosecution on drunk driving and cocaine possession charges. But Kory Teneycke, a former spokesman for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, said Jaffer is the one who owes the public an explanation and an apology. | | CN BC: Column: Stronger Strains Cause Reefer Madness | | The Capilano Courier, 08 Mar 2010 - Stronger Strains Cause Reefer Madness 55% of people in Vancouver have experimented with marijuana. Despite its illegality, it's deeply incorporated into Vancouver culture, through places like the New Amsterdam Cafe, and its Vapour lounge. Partially responsible for this popularity is marijuana's image as a fairly harmless drug, though emerging scientific studies have contested this belief recently, mostly due to the selective breeding of plant strains to yield more fruit, or buds. | | CN BC: Shaking Off The Past | | Salmon Arm Observer, 10 Mar 2010 - Notorious: Colin Martin Talks About His Life Choices. Colin Hugh Martin considers himself an honest, responsible, God-fearing man. Martin is the man who was labeled the ringleader of a Canada-U.S. marijuana smuggling operation between 1997 and 1999. It ended following a 13-month RCMP investigation. Of the 17 arrested, including his father Donald and brother Damyen, Colin was the only one to face a major conviction. |
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