Wayne Phillips, Kamloops Daily News
Regarding Cheech and Chong, Just Say So Long ( We Say editorial, The Daily News, July 20 ).
And turning Marc Emery over to the Americans was a great display of national sovereignty, right? "Bitchfest," indeed!
What gives them the right, the editorial asks! Probably the same right that allowed the editorial staff to comment on Cheech and Chong’s candour.
While Cheech and Chong might be challenged on where exactly Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s head is lodged, it is safe to say that Cheech and Chong’s analogy was apt and, of course the criticism is just; not only is it justified, it’s long overdue. Moreover, it is absurd to think otherwise ( unless, of course, the editorial staff is of the ilk that expects running into a brick wall head first yet one more time will accomplish anything different this time around. )
I, myself, would venture to say that Obama is the more likely candidate. Moreover, the office ( of prime minister ) itself is brought into disrepute not only by Stephen Harper but rather the antics of the Conservative Party in general. It is not a question of liking or disliking Stephen Harper, it is more the case of not liking what he is doing to Canada, specifically in the area of drug policy.
There is a comprehensive study that was released April 27, 2010, by the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy ( ICSDP ) entitled Effect of Drug Law Enforcement on Drug-Related Violence: Evidence from a Scientific Review that exposes an extensive correlation between drug-law enforcement efforts and increased drug-related crime, homicide and gun violence. The Executive Summary ( http://www.icsdp.org/ and http://www.icsdp.org/research/publications.aspx ) demonstrates the commonalities between violence and the illicit drug trade in relation to the impacts of drug law enforcement interventions have on drug market violence.
So, what’s not to understand?
Wayne Phillips,
Hamilton, Ont.