Brett Ryan Book, Hamilton Spectator
Re: ‘Prince of Pot pleads guilty to drug distribution for five-year prison term’ ( thespec.com, May 25 )
Marc Scott Emery pleaded guilty to drug distribution in a Seattle courtroom as part of his five-year plea bargain deal.
His story brings shame to our current government and its lack of fortitude in the face of mounting pressure from the Drug Enforcement Agency. One can only ask why the DEA can operate inside our borders with such impunity and why such a politically fuelled extradition was ever allowed to happen.
These are questions Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada will be faced with by a growing number of angry voters who are all awakening to the sad truth. The best thing the Conservative government can do now is to bring Emery home to serve his sentence, or face a walloping backlash at the polls.
Brett Ryan Book