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CSSDP in the News
Ordered not to speak about harm reduction?!?
David Bratzer is an active member of the Victoria Police Department,a Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)member and speaker, and a CSSDP advisory board member. He was scheduled to speak at an event on harm reduction sponsored by the City of Victoria, until management went behind his back and told the city he wouldn't attend, and then told David directly he was not to participate in the event. More information is available in the press releases below.
This is a direct attack on David's free speech, and a direct threat to all officers thinking of speaking out againstour ineffective and unjust drug policies. Please spread this story and show your support for officers like David who courageously work towards sensible drug policy reform in Canada and around the world.
Ignatieff takes a question from CSSDP member in Ottawa
Michael Ignatieff stopped at the University of Ottawa and was questioned by a CSSDP member on why the Liberal party supported Bill C-15 despite the vast evidence mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes only makes the problems worse. A CBC commentator sums it up nicely: "In response, Ignatieff goes into detail about the "rainbow" of methods to deal with crime, including drug crime, but doesn't actually defend, explain or repudiate his party's actions vis a vis the bill in question. Wait, why aren't they getting followup questions? Because that one was just *begging* for a supplementary."
Call Michael Ignatieff and demand that they really 'get smart on crime' by not introducing mandatory minimum sentences and instead take courageous and creative steps towards truly moving towards a public health based model.
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CSSDP meets Ignatieff on his campus tour
University of Calgary Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy chapter questions Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff during a stop on his recent campus tour about the Liberals stance on key drug policy issues.
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