Liberals send a message by refusing to allow Jodie Emery to seek nomination in Vancouver East | Georgia Straight, Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly - Charlie Smith:
January 17, 2015 - "The news that came over Jodie Emery's Twitter feed was terse and direct.
"'At 3:58pm I received an email from the Liberal Green Light Committee informing me they are not recommending me to be a nomination candidate,' she wrote.
"Emery, wife of marijuana-legalization crusader Marc Emery, had hoped to become the Liberal candidate in Vancouver East.
"She went through the usual bureaucracy that comes with seeking a nod from a federal party.
"Emery demonstrated that she doesn't have a criminal record. She certainly has a long history of involvement in community issues. But apparently, that didn't satisfy party apparatchiks.
"So her opportunity to seek a nomination was nixed.
"The news was leaked late on a Friday afternoon to minimize media coverage.
"Despite the lack of respect shown Emery, she will still support the Liberals in the next election because they're the only major party promising legalization of marijuana."
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January 17, 2015 - "The news that came over Jodie Emery's Twitter feed was terse and direct.
"'At 3:58pm I received an email from the Liberal Green Light Committee informing me they are not recommending me to be a nomination candidate,' she wrote.
"Emery, wife of marijuana-legalization crusader Marc Emery, had hoped to become the Liberal candidate in Vancouver East.
"She went through the usual bureaucracy that comes with seeking a nod from a federal party.
"Emery demonstrated that she doesn't have a criminal record. She certainly has a long history of involvement in community issues. But apparently, that didn't satisfy party apparatchiks.
"So her opportunity to seek a nomination was nixed.
"The news was leaked late on a Friday afternoon to minimize media coverage.
"Despite the lack of respect shown Emery, she will still support the Liberals in the next election because they're the only major party promising legalization of marijuana."
Read more: http://www.straight.com/news/808266/liberals-send-message-refusing-allow-jodie-emery-seek-nomination-vancouver-east
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