Pubdate: Wed, 18 May 2005
Source: Surrey Now (CN BC)
Copyright: 2005 Lower Mainland Publishing Group Inc., A Canwest Company
Contact:  http://www.thenownewspaper.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1462
Author: Ted Colley
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada)
Cited: B.C. Marijuana Party http://www.bcmarijuanaparty.ca/

POT PARTY TO SUE

Surrey's School Board Is Being Sued By The Marijuana Party.

The party filed suit in B.C. Supreme Court last Friday claiming the 
exclusion of its candidate from a May 4 all-candidates debate at Queen 
Elizabeth secondary school violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

"We're saying the targeted exclusion of the BCMP candidate is an 
anti-democratic and unconstitutional act," said Kirk Tousaw, party campaign 
manager.

"We think it sends a really horrible message to students."

The Queen E debate was organized by students and Amanda Boggan, the 
Marijuana Party candidate in Surrey-Green Timbers was initially included in 
the list of invited participants.

The day before the debate, however, Boggan was told not to come. According 
to the party, no reason was given for withdrawing her invitation. When 
Boggan showed up for the debate anyway, she was ordered to leave school 
property, Tousaw said.

School district spokesman Doug Strachan said the matter is before the 
courts and declined comment on the law suit.

Tousaw said no court date has been set.
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