NDP Leader Jack Layton: “The first thing to do is get [marijuana] out of the criminal code.” SOURCE: MuchMusic JUNE 2004 —————————————– The Ubyssey Editorial Getting off your high horse with the NDP Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 If youre a fan of maturity, then youve probably been disappointed by this federal election. In one corner, the Conservative Party of Canada. When their war room isnt putting up online ads that show a bird taking a shit on Stéphane Dion, candidates are jokingly wishing the death of an opposition MP. The Liberals arent much better. So far, their defence is pretending that their one bold policy statement—the Green Shift—was a crazy idea that all of us imagined. Their offence is telling the world that Stephen Harper is a bad scary evil man, a strategy that worked wonders for them last time. You would think that out of this leadership vacuum might rise the New Democratic Party, what with a strong set of centre-left policies, and a leader who can actually inspire a crowd. You would be wrong. Take the resignation of local NDP candidates Kirk Tousaw and Dana Larsen. Earlier this month, Tousaw, a former campaign director of the provincial Marijuana Party, was nominated here in Vancouver-Quadra. Larsen, himself the former editor of Cannabis Culture Magazine, was nominated in West VancouverSunshine CoastSea to Sky Country. In the past week however, both of them have resigned, after realizing that they would be a distraction for the …
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You should be with us in 2012: my.barackobama.com Marshall Ganz worked with Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers for over sixteen years. He helped organize a Get Out the Vote campaign in the 1968 California Primary for Robert Kennedy. He now supports Senator Obama for many of the same reasons he supported Kennedy.
RIP?
R.I.P. Jack Layton,
from? Quebec
To bad jack died man? he could have changed it all
Please join the facebook group Canadians Against Harpers Omnibus Crime? Bill and protest this legislation!!!
wtf this bitch cut? him off fuckin bitch, rip jack :’(
RIP Jack, you would? have made a wonderful prime minister.
@SnowbirdFlock
Willful ignorance — as the years pass, I hope you’ll wake up to authoritarianism and stop being the government/police’s parrot.
We should not raise our children to respect authority or the system, but to question it. Drop the traditional values — they are BS. A generation? that is suspicious of authority is the key to a freedom-oriented society.
@RevivalOfBuzzBuzz Read, (yawn)? Cannabis Culture? (yaaaaaawn)
@SnowbirdFlock
Your old-fashioned, authoritarian attitudes have long been abandoned as ignorant and outdated. Read some recent studies. Read Cannabis Culture.
You’re anti-marijuana and idealize formal education and “most people” say you’re “quite smart”? Perhaps at the government boot-camp. Outside, the majority of us who have much more experience than you will have something else to tell you.
Drop the ignorant attitude? and truly align yourself with freedom/liberty.
RIP Jack. You were so cool, man.
? will miss you
rip Jack, Harper will pay for his crimes against humanity ?
@BigG99 I agree. NDP supporters are using Mr. Layton’s passing away to score? political points, something that the ndp & supporters say only other parties do. They strike me as a very hypocritical bunch
I’m sure glad there is a Democratic party AND a NEW democratic party (NDP) so that the liberal? fags votes can be split!
RIP Jack.?
@xYoungDeezYx
LOLOLOL.
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RIP Jack, we’ll miss you?
RIP?
Cannabis? (Cannabinoids) cures … Cancer!
OK Jack, now you’re in. GET IT DONE!?
So are? we still on Jack?
@xYoungDeezYx?
stephen harper is a fucking idiot.
Pay attention closely… “We want to implement some rules… Banning using marijuana and driving..” Oh great. We’re better off? now with Harper. At least I can still smoke pot and drive !
@charlierenaud
read my? comment again. tsk tsk
@Scriven42?
read my comment again before replying….
Is he even for marijuana? In 2009 he reversed his? position…
thats the key ” A foundation of shared values” for the? whole state.
IT’S TIME! take back the power from the power brokers and allow a? man of the people to have a chance to do something for ALL AMERICANS.
Si Se Puede!?
Looks as if Super Tuesday will be a contest between war or peace, lies or integrity, dictatorship or freedom in the Dem contest now that Edwards dropped out. I? hope for wisdom…
Obama ’08, ’09,? ’10, ’11, ’12, ’13, 14, ’15!!!
The smartest argument for Obama I’ve? heard in some time.
Just think of all the people that this man has helped. What a great organiser! I’m? glad he is workong with Obama.
Obama is? what…JFK, King, and Chavez were talking about!
Alright California, get out there and show your support for Barack Obama. Join with the United Aarm Workers and help? move California along.