Pubdate: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 Source: Province, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2014 Postmedia Network Inc. Contact: http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/letters.html Website: http://www.theprovince.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476 Author: Chris Cullen Page: A17 EMERYS ARE NOT HEROES Everyone sick and tired of hearing from and or about Marc and Jody Emery, raise their hands. These are not heroes. These are not "civil rights" activists. These are not role models. Nor are they the pillars of the community they have been elevated to. Marc Emery is a criminal who was caught and rightly charged. Jody Emery is simply riding his coat-tails to fame and fortune. She has nothing meaningful or significant to say. This duo has made a lucrative career out of the marijuana issue, and an entirely self-serving one at that. That they are paid any attention or credence is an indicator of just how warped and perverse our collective priorities have become. Now they appear poised to embark on political careers based in "revenge." This is sickening, and a gross misuse of the right to run for public office. There are real issues facing every Canadian, and, yes, everyone everywhere on earth. There are and have been wars fought, legitimate civil rights movements championed. Yet these two see fit to try and make a federal election a "single-issue referendum on legalizing cannabis." This is what passes for a crucial issue in a national election in this country now? I weep for the future. Chris Cullen, North Vancouver - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom