This major event will be held on The Halifax Grand Parade- the park at the steps of City Hall- on Saturday, September 10 from noon to 5:00 p.m.

Entertainment will be provided to us until 2:00, when the first of the guest speakers will take to the stage to tell of the injustices that they personally have witnessed against the Cannabis Community, the Sovereignty of Canada -or both- in their particular area of North America. The scheduled speakers will all appear through 5:00, with breaks for entertainment and reflection throughout the afternoon

There is no admission fee and all are welcome- as long as they get along with our peaceful group...Park only holds approximately 1,500- come early!

For the past five years we in Canada have witnessed increasing levels of meddling and foreign intrusion into our domestic affairs. It began almost as if the intruder were "testing the waters"- to make a small gambit into our areas of policy, to gauge or reaction as a nation, or our lack thereof. Canadians being slow to react, trustworthy, caring and sharing, said little.

We saw the case of a Canadian executive engaged in lawful business activity with Cuba when he was targeted by the U.S. authorities for a sting operation. What was his alleged crime? In Canada- it was nothing- straight up business- but- in the U.S., he and his company were deemed to be in contravention of the U.S. trade embargo imposed on the poverty stricken Caribbean island nation. The Americans couldn't demand his extradition, as our government was fully in support of bilateral trade with Cuba, so in order to flex some U.S. muscle and to "set an example" he was lured with lies and promises to New York, where he was promptly charged and jailed.

What did our Federal Government do? As expected, nothing. Of course letting a bully smack you with no comment merely leads to more smacks, which has been happening here with increasing fervor...We saw the case of Arar, a Canadian citizen kidnapped by U.S. authorities while in transit to Canada and whisked off to the Middle East torture camps of the U.S. for a year of cruelty. What did our government do here? Helped them...

We have seen a DEA office open on Canadian soil in B.C.and when no hue and cry was raised- we then witnessed their expansion across the country and have witnessed the operations that those foreign agents carry out at will. We have see Texas Rangers patrolling Canadian highways and bi-ways while giving instruction to Canadian Police on how to trample the Constitutional Rights of citizens and have the evidence elicited during this procedure be upheld in a court of law.

It has gone on for far too long and the straw that "broke the camel's back" and mobilized people around the world was this news item...

On July 29th, 2005, the American D.E.A. backstopped by the Vancouver Police Department and RCMP, executed a warrant from the United States to raid the B.C. Marijuana Party Headquarters in Vancouver and arrest party president Marc Emery in Halifax.

Two of Marc’s associates, Greg Williams and Michelle Rainey, were also arrested.

The United States is attempting to extradite all three to face life in U.S. prison for selling cannabis seeds, a practice that has been openly tolerated by Canadian authorities and the Canadian people for a decade.

On September 10th, people in cities in Canada, the United States, and across the globe are uniting in protest against this alarming infringement on Canadian sovereignty and unprecedented escalation by the Bush administration of the failed War on Drugs.

The Canadian government must abide by the Extradition Act of Canada and refuse the extreme rendition of Marc, Greg, and Michelle.

Saturday, September 10th from Noon to 5 PM.
Speakers from 2:00 to 5:00pm with breaks for music.