This particular editorial suggests that the U.S. might also prosecute Canadian gays, if not for a recent Supreme Court ruling.
The news that British Columbia (and former London, Ontario) resident Marc Emery has been arrested at the request of the U.S. government should be a cause of interest for every Canadian.
Emery was arrested earlier this month in Halifax at the request of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency under the terms of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act.
U.S. authorities want Emery deported to their country to face charges of conspiracy to sell cannabis seeds over the Internet.
Canadian attitudes toward marijuana use are much more lenient than those south of the border. Vancouver city council is pressing for the legalization of marijuana while Parliament is considering legislation to remove criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of the drug.
In the United States, opposition to the drug has at times reached paranoia.
It took no less than the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the anti-sodomy laws of a number of American states. That was only two years ago.
Without that action would American authorities now also be seeking extradition of Canadians who may have engaged in such contact while in the U.S.?
The question is, how easy Canadian authorities want to make it to enforce American laws in Canada?
Via Progressive Bloggers
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