JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER.
1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he (ISHMAEL-FATHER OF THE ARAB-MUSLIMS) will be a wild (DONKEY-JACKASS) man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)
ISAIAH 14:12-14
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I (SATAN HAS EYE TROUBLES) will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)
JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)
9TH ABORTION VIDEO-HARVESTING BABY HEADS
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/10/9th-abortion-video-planned-parenthood.html
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OUTRAGE SELLING ABORTED BABY PARTS
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/08/planned-parenthood-trying-to-sue-to.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/08/8th-planned-parenthood-video-out.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/08/the-7th-murder-video-by-planned.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/08/latest-planned-parenthood-video-they.html
ABORTED BABIES BODIES SOLD BY PLANNED PARENTHOOD
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/08/a-baby-is-child-at-conception-not-after.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/08/intact-fetuses-just-matter-of-line.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/07/the-4th-abortion-video-out-of-gathering.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/07/joyce-mitchell-pleads-guilty-to-helping.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/07/planned-parenthood-black-market-cult-of.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/07/planned-parenthood-not-only-murders.html
ISIS MURDERS 130 CITIZENS IN FRANCE IN 6 PLACE TERRORIST ATTACK
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/12/day-21-of-isis-slaughter-of-130.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/12/day-20-of-isis-slaughter-of-130.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/12/day-19-of-isis-slaughter-of-130.html
SYRIAN REFUGEES ARE TERRORISTS-J.D FARAQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mOVbp5NOkc&list=UUkz3m787ygph7Uvjxzngl-g&index=2
UPDATE-DECEMBER 04,2015-12:00AM
British bombers strike Islamic State oil fields in Syria-By Michele Kambas and William James | Reuters – DEC 3,15-YAHOONEWS
AKROTIRI, Cyprus/LONDON (Reuters) - British bombers made their first strikes on Islamic State in Syria on Thursday, hitting oil fields that Prime Minister David Cameron says are being used to fund attacks on the West.Tornado bombers took off from the Royal Air Force Akrotiri air base in Cyprus just hours after British lawmakers voted 397-223 to support Cameron's plan for air strikes, a Reuters witness said. They returned to base safely several hours later.The four aircraft used laser-guided bombs to attack six targets in the Omar oil fields in eastern Syria controlled by the Islamist militant group which British officials call Daesh, using an Arabic acronym that the group rejects."That strikes a very real blow at the oil and the revenue on which the Daesh terrorists depend," Defence Secretary Michael Fallon told the BBC."There are plenty more of these targets throughout eastern, northern Syria which we hope to be striking in the next few days and weeks," Fallon said. He said Britain was sending eight more warplanes to Cyprus to join the missions.There was no immediate information about casualties from the raids.The British contribution still forms only a tiny part of U.S.-led "Operation Inherent Resolve", which has been bombing Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria for more than a year with hundreds of aircraft. Previously, the small British contingent participated in strikes on Iraq but not Syria.But although the British vote adds little additional military capability to the coalition, it has had outsized political and diplomatic significance since last month's attacks in Paris, as Europe's other leading military power wrestled with a decision to join France in expanding its military action.WARY OF WAR-After 15 years in which hundreds of British troops died serving as the main battlefield ally of the United States in Iraq and Afghanistan, many in Britain are wary of more war in the Middle East.The decision to extend bombing to Syria divided the opposition Labour Party, opposed by its leader Jeremy Corbyn but supported by its foreign affairs spokesman Hilary Benn in a passionate speech in parliament.Russia is also bombing Syria outside the U.S.-led coalition. Moscow supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while the United States and its allies oppose him."We are going to need to be patient and persistent because this is going to take time. It is complex, it is difficult what we are asking our pilots to do," Cameron said in a televised statement.He has previously said the more than 4-year-old Syrian civil war could not be resolved by military action alone, but that the strikes would "degrade" Islamic State, a militant Islamist group which has declared a caliphate in large parts of Iraq and Syria.Cameron has been criticized for stepping back from the world since he took the top job in 2010, particularly after he lost a 2013 vote in parliament on military action against Assad's government. The vote on Thursday for military action gives him a chance to restore some of Britain's global clout.The news of the vote was met by howls of disgust by dozens of anti-war protesters demonstrating outside parliament.But the Nov. 13 attacks on Paris that killed 130 people and were claimed by Islamic State have stiffened the resolve of many lawmakers. Just under a third of Labour members of parliament defied leftwing leader Corbyn to vote for military action."We must now confront this evil. It is now time for us to do our bit in Syria," Benn said in his impassioned speech, which drew applause from lawmakers across the House of Commons.(Additional reporting by Limei Hoang and Kylie MacLellan; Writing by Guy Faulconbridge; Editing by Peter Graff and Giles Elgood)
The Latest: About 200 gather at Minneapolis City Hall to continue to push for racial equity-By The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – DEC 3,15-YAHOONEWS
MINNEAPOLIS - The latest developments in the fatal shooting of a black man by Minneapolis police that has sparked more than two weeks of demonstrations (all times local):5:15 p.m.More than 200 people have gathered inside Minneapolis' City Hall to show support for demonstrators who spent days camped outside a police station to protest officers' shooting of a black man.Police broke up the encampment outside Minneapolis' 4th Precinct early Thursday.At City Hall that evening, the crowd chanted: "The people united will never be defeated."Despite anger that police had removed their tents and supplies from the police station, protesters were in a celebratory mood. They continued to press their demands for racial equity and the release of videotapes from the night when 24-year-old Jamar Clark was shot by police. Authorities say Clark struggled, but some who say they saw the shooting claim he was handcuffed.___2:30 p.m.A top leader of the now-ended demonstrations outside a Minneapolis police station against the fatal shooting of a black man by police says the city hasn't heard the last from the protesters.Minneapolis NAACP President Nekima Levy-Pounds says protesters plan to push for a comprehensive criminal justice task force to look at racial disparities in law enforcement.She says they also want the station turned back into the community centre it once was. They want better police training to eliminate deadly force against unarmed citizens. And they want more paramedics of colour because they might have handled the situation that led to the shooting of Jamar Clark differently.Asked if more demonstrations or civil disobedience might be part of that push, Levy-Pounds says nothing is off the table.___10:30 a.m.An organizer of more than two weeks of demonstrations outside a Minneapolis police station to protest the fatal shooting of a black man by police says she's angry that officers evicted them and tore down their encampment.Kandace Montgomery of Black Lives Matter disputes Mayor Betsy Hodges' statement that it was time for the encampment to disband in the name of public safety.Montgomery says investigators still haven't released videos of the Nov. 15 shooting of Jamar Clark, and that a grand jury will decide on charges against the officers involved. Clark died Nov. 16.Montgomery says protesters aren't ready to discuss their plans, but that they won't stop pressing the cause of racial equity and justice for Clark. They plan to demonstrate outside City Hall at 4 p.m.___8:30 a.m.Authorities say eight people were arrested as police officers tore down an encampment outside a Minneapolis precinct station of demonstrators protesting the fatal shooting of a black man by police.Police Chief Janee Harteau said at a news conference Thursday that seven people were arrested for obstructing the legal process and one was arrested for trespassing as tents were removed from the site and campfires were extinguished about 4 a.m.Harteau says police will continue to allow protests to facilitate freedom of speech, but will also enforce laws that prevent putting up structures, making campfires and blocking streets in public places.The demonstrators have been camped outside the precinct station for more than two weeks.___8:05 a.m.Police are erecting a barricade around a Minneapolis precinct station where officers earlier removed an encampment of about 50 people protesting the fatal shooting of a black man by police.A convoy of trucks delivered large concrete barriers to the precinct Thursday morning where heavy lift equipment was used to quickly put them in place in front of the station. The blocks will be topped by fences.About 4 a.m. officers told the demonstrators at the camp to leave. Police began tearing down tents about 15 minutes later. Police spokesman Scott Seroka says a few people who refused to leave were arrested.___6:15 a.m.Officers in riot gear have broken down an encampment outside a Minneapolis precinct where protesters have been demonstrating for nearly two weeks following the fatal shooting of a black man by police.City dump trucks carried away tents and supplies from outside the 4th Precinct early Thursday. Demonstrators headed by the local Black Lives Matter group had gathered at the site since 24-year-old Jamar Clark was shot in a Nov. 15 confrontation with police. He died the next day.Neighbours upset about noise, vandalism and blocked streets around the precinct voiced their concerns at a City Council safety committee meeting Wednesday.
Attorney general asks Supreme Court for extension on assisted suicide deadline-By Kristy Kirkup, The Canadian Press | The Canadian Press – DEC 3,15-YAHOONEWS
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada must decide if it will grant a six-month extension to the federal government to respond to its landmark ruling on doctor-assisted death.Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould said Thursday Parliament should be given more time to consider all possible responses to the decision.She also requested any opposing party be required to respond within three days, instead of the traditional 10-day window."Physician-assisted dying is a complex and deeply personal issue for Canadians of all ages and backgrounds," Wilson-Raybould said in a statement."The federal government's response will affect all of society. That is why we are firmly committed to including Canadians and taking the time to develop a thoughtful, sensitive and well-informed response."The federal government's request for a delay has been backed by Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan, according to documents filed to the top court."The government of Saskatchewan supports such an application and would suggest an extension of a minimum of six months be considered to permit fuller consultation with health care providers and interested parties," Saskatchewan Heath Minister Dustin Duncan said in a letter.Last February, the court recognized the right of clearly consenting adults who are enduring intolerable physical or mental suffering to end their lives with a physician's help. It also gave Parliament a year to respond to the ruling.If the court opts for the proposed extension, the government would have until August to come up with a response.There are some concerns, however, about the extended time frame.The advocacy group Dying with Dignity expressed disappointment about the government's request on Thursday."I absolutely understand the need to get the legislation right, I have no problem with further consultations, but I am gutted for the people who are waiting right now because this feels like an unnecessary extension," said CEO Wanda Morris.The government could allow the one-year timeline to elapse and for physician-assisted dying to be decriminalized, Morris added."The Supreme Court of Canada said that the government could legislate but didn't have to," she said.The Liberal government plans to soon set the wheels in motion to begin responding to the decision. When the Commons sits next week, it intends to work towards establishing a special committee on the issue.Prior to the election campaign, former justice minister Peter MacKay suggested the government — Conservative or otherwise — would likely need more time to respond to the Supreme Court.MacKay insisted a response was necessary due to the legal void created by the ruling."To do otherwise, I think, would be dangerous and irresponsible," MacKay said.—Follow @kkirkup on Twitter
Stigma a barrier to medical cannabis research, advocates say at roundtable-By The Canadian Press | The Canadian Press – DEC 3,15-YAHOONEWS
VANCOUVER - Advocates gathered at a national roundtable on medical marijuana say persistent stigma surrounding the drug has created a significant barrier to scientific research in Canada.More than 25 organizations representing patients, government and industry are meeting to identify research priorities at the conference hosted by the Arthritis Society in Vancouver.Jonathan Zaid of Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana says negative connotations associated with cannabis are a big part of why there's a lack of clinical studies examining its potential as a treatment therapy.Zaid was diagnosed at 14 with a pain syndrome that causes constant headaches, and he tried dozens of medications before his mom bought him a marijuana joint on his 18th birthday.He's now 22 and says cannabis isn't a miracle drug but it helps ease his pain and has allowed him to lead a full life, including attending the University of Waterloo and becoming a patient advocate.Arthritis Society chief mission officer Joanne Simons says the negative sterotype around cannabis must be eliminated because it's a medication that could help people who are living with chronic pain.
GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he (ISHMAEL-FATHER OF THE ARAB-MUSLIMS) will be a wild (DONKEY-JACKASS) man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)
ISAIAH 14:12-14
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I (SATAN HAS EYE TROUBLES) will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)
JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)
9TH ABORTION VIDEO-HARVESTING BABY HEADS
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/10/9th-abortion-video-planned-parenthood.html
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OUTRAGE SELLING ABORTED BABY PARTS
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/08/planned-parenthood-trying-to-sue-to.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/08/8th-planned-parenthood-video-out.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/08/the-7th-murder-video-by-planned.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/08/latest-planned-parenthood-video-they.html
ABORTED BABIES BODIES SOLD BY PLANNED PARENTHOOD
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/08/a-baby-is-child-at-conception-not-after.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/08/intact-fetuses-just-matter-of-line.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/07/the-4th-abortion-video-out-of-gathering.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/07/joyce-mitchell-pleads-guilty-to-helping.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/07/planned-parenthood-black-market-cult-of.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/07/planned-parenthood-not-only-murders.html
ISIS MURDERS 130 CITIZENS IN FRANCE IN 6 PLACE TERRORIST ATTACK
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/12/day-21-of-isis-slaughter-of-130.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/12/day-20-of-isis-slaughter-of-130.html
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2015/12/day-19-of-isis-slaughter-of-130.html
SYRIAN REFUGEES ARE TERRORISTS-J.D FARAQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mOVbp5NOkc&list=UUkz3m787ygph7Uvjxzngl-g&index=2
UPDATE-DECEMBER 04,2015-12:00AM
British bombers strike Islamic State oil fields in Syria-By Michele Kambas and William James | Reuters – DEC 3,15-YAHOONEWS
AKROTIRI, Cyprus/LONDON (Reuters) - British bombers made their first strikes on Islamic State in Syria on Thursday, hitting oil fields that Prime Minister David Cameron says are being used to fund attacks on the West.Tornado bombers took off from the Royal Air Force Akrotiri air base in Cyprus just hours after British lawmakers voted 397-223 to support Cameron's plan for air strikes, a Reuters witness said. They returned to base safely several hours later.The four aircraft used laser-guided bombs to attack six targets in the Omar oil fields in eastern Syria controlled by the Islamist militant group which British officials call Daesh, using an Arabic acronym that the group rejects."That strikes a very real blow at the oil and the revenue on which the Daesh terrorists depend," Defence Secretary Michael Fallon told the BBC."There are plenty more of these targets throughout eastern, northern Syria which we hope to be striking in the next few days and weeks," Fallon said. He said Britain was sending eight more warplanes to Cyprus to join the missions.There was no immediate information about casualties from the raids.The British contribution still forms only a tiny part of U.S.-led "Operation Inherent Resolve", which has been bombing Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria for more than a year with hundreds of aircraft. Previously, the small British contingent participated in strikes on Iraq but not Syria.But although the British vote adds little additional military capability to the coalition, it has had outsized political and diplomatic significance since last month's attacks in Paris, as Europe's other leading military power wrestled with a decision to join France in expanding its military action.WARY OF WAR-After 15 years in which hundreds of British troops died serving as the main battlefield ally of the United States in Iraq and Afghanistan, many in Britain are wary of more war in the Middle East.The decision to extend bombing to Syria divided the opposition Labour Party, opposed by its leader Jeremy Corbyn but supported by its foreign affairs spokesman Hilary Benn in a passionate speech in parliament.Russia is also bombing Syria outside the U.S.-led coalition. Moscow supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while the United States and its allies oppose him."We are going to need to be patient and persistent because this is going to take time. It is complex, it is difficult what we are asking our pilots to do," Cameron said in a televised statement.He has previously said the more than 4-year-old Syrian civil war could not be resolved by military action alone, but that the strikes would "degrade" Islamic State, a militant Islamist group which has declared a caliphate in large parts of Iraq and Syria.Cameron has been criticized for stepping back from the world since he took the top job in 2010, particularly after he lost a 2013 vote in parliament on military action against Assad's government. The vote on Thursday for military action gives him a chance to restore some of Britain's global clout.The news of the vote was met by howls of disgust by dozens of anti-war protesters demonstrating outside parliament.But the Nov. 13 attacks on Paris that killed 130 people and were claimed by Islamic State have stiffened the resolve of many lawmakers. Just under a third of Labour members of parliament defied leftwing leader Corbyn to vote for military action."We must now confront this evil. It is now time for us to do our bit in Syria," Benn said in his impassioned speech, which drew applause from lawmakers across the House of Commons.(Additional reporting by Limei Hoang and Kylie MacLellan; Writing by Guy Faulconbridge; Editing by Peter Graff and Giles Elgood)
The Latest: About 200 gather at Minneapolis City Hall to continue to push for racial equity-By The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – DEC 3,15-YAHOONEWS
MINNEAPOLIS - The latest developments in the fatal shooting of a black man by Minneapolis police that has sparked more than two weeks of demonstrations (all times local):5:15 p.m.More than 200 people have gathered inside Minneapolis' City Hall to show support for demonstrators who spent days camped outside a police station to protest officers' shooting of a black man.Police broke up the encampment outside Minneapolis' 4th Precinct early Thursday.At City Hall that evening, the crowd chanted: "The people united will never be defeated."Despite anger that police had removed their tents and supplies from the police station, protesters were in a celebratory mood. They continued to press their demands for racial equity and the release of videotapes from the night when 24-year-old Jamar Clark was shot by police. Authorities say Clark struggled, but some who say they saw the shooting claim he was handcuffed.___2:30 p.m.A top leader of the now-ended demonstrations outside a Minneapolis police station against the fatal shooting of a black man by police says the city hasn't heard the last from the protesters.Minneapolis NAACP President Nekima Levy-Pounds says protesters plan to push for a comprehensive criminal justice task force to look at racial disparities in law enforcement.She says they also want the station turned back into the community centre it once was. They want better police training to eliminate deadly force against unarmed citizens. And they want more paramedics of colour because they might have handled the situation that led to the shooting of Jamar Clark differently.Asked if more demonstrations or civil disobedience might be part of that push, Levy-Pounds says nothing is off the table.___10:30 a.m.An organizer of more than two weeks of demonstrations outside a Minneapolis police station to protest the fatal shooting of a black man by police says she's angry that officers evicted them and tore down their encampment.Kandace Montgomery of Black Lives Matter disputes Mayor Betsy Hodges' statement that it was time for the encampment to disband in the name of public safety.Montgomery says investigators still haven't released videos of the Nov. 15 shooting of Jamar Clark, and that a grand jury will decide on charges against the officers involved. Clark died Nov. 16.Montgomery says protesters aren't ready to discuss their plans, but that they won't stop pressing the cause of racial equity and justice for Clark. They plan to demonstrate outside City Hall at 4 p.m.___8:30 a.m.Authorities say eight people were arrested as police officers tore down an encampment outside a Minneapolis precinct station of demonstrators protesting the fatal shooting of a black man by police.Police Chief Janee Harteau said at a news conference Thursday that seven people were arrested for obstructing the legal process and one was arrested for trespassing as tents were removed from the site and campfires were extinguished about 4 a.m.Harteau says police will continue to allow protests to facilitate freedom of speech, but will also enforce laws that prevent putting up structures, making campfires and blocking streets in public places.The demonstrators have been camped outside the precinct station for more than two weeks.___8:05 a.m.Police are erecting a barricade around a Minneapolis precinct station where officers earlier removed an encampment of about 50 people protesting the fatal shooting of a black man by police.A convoy of trucks delivered large concrete barriers to the precinct Thursday morning where heavy lift equipment was used to quickly put them in place in front of the station. The blocks will be topped by fences.About 4 a.m. officers told the demonstrators at the camp to leave. Police began tearing down tents about 15 minutes later. Police spokesman Scott Seroka says a few people who refused to leave were arrested.___6:15 a.m.Officers in riot gear have broken down an encampment outside a Minneapolis precinct where protesters have been demonstrating for nearly two weeks following the fatal shooting of a black man by police.City dump trucks carried away tents and supplies from outside the 4th Precinct early Thursday. Demonstrators headed by the local Black Lives Matter group had gathered at the site since 24-year-old Jamar Clark was shot in a Nov. 15 confrontation with police. He died the next day.Neighbours upset about noise, vandalism and blocked streets around the precinct voiced their concerns at a City Council safety committee meeting Wednesday.
Attorney general asks Supreme Court for extension on assisted suicide deadline-By Kristy Kirkup, The Canadian Press | The Canadian Press – DEC 3,15-YAHOONEWS
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada must decide if it will grant a six-month extension to the federal government to respond to its landmark ruling on doctor-assisted death.Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould said Thursday Parliament should be given more time to consider all possible responses to the decision.She also requested any opposing party be required to respond within three days, instead of the traditional 10-day window."Physician-assisted dying is a complex and deeply personal issue for Canadians of all ages and backgrounds," Wilson-Raybould said in a statement."The federal government's response will affect all of society. That is why we are firmly committed to including Canadians and taking the time to develop a thoughtful, sensitive and well-informed response."The federal government's request for a delay has been backed by Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan, according to documents filed to the top court."The government of Saskatchewan supports such an application and would suggest an extension of a minimum of six months be considered to permit fuller consultation with health care providers and interested parties," Saskatchewan Heath Minister Dustin Duncan said in a letter.Last February, the court recognized the right of clearly consenting adults who are enduring intolerable physical or mental suffering to end their lives with a physician's help. It also gave Parliament a year to respond to the ruling.If the court opts for the proposed extension, the government would have until August to come up with a response.There are some concerns, however, about the extended time frame.The advocacy group Dying with Dignity expressed disappointment about the government's request on Thursday."I absolutely understand the need to get the legislation right, I have no problem with further consultations, but I am gutted for the people who are waiting right now because this feels like an unnecessary extension," said CEO Wanda Morris.The government could allow the one-year timeline to elapse and for physician-assisted dying to be decriminalized, Morris added."The Supreme Court of Canada said that the government could legislate but didn't have to," she said.The Liberal government plans to soon set the wheels in motion to begin responding to the decision. When the Commons sits next week, it intends to work towards establishing a special committee on the issue.Prior to the election campaign, former justice minister Peter MacKay suggested the government — Conservative or otherwise — would likely need more time to respond to the Supreme Court.MacKay insisted a response was necessary due to the legal void created by the ruling."To do otherwise, I think, would be dangerous and irresponsible," MacKay said.—Follow @kkirkup on Twitter
Stigma a barrier to medical cannabis research, advocates say at roundtable-By The Canadian Press | The Canadian Press – DEC 3,15-YAHOONEWS
VANCOUVER - Advocates gathered at a national roundtable on medical marijuana say persistent stigma surrounding the drug has created a significant barrier to scientific research in Canada.More than 25 organizations representing patients, government and industry are meeting to identify research priorities at the conference hosted by the Arthritis Society in Vancouver.Jonathan Zaid of Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana says negative connotations associated with cannabis are a big part of why there's a lack of clinical studies examining its potential as a treatment therapy.Zaid was diagnosed at 14 with a pain syndrome that causes constant headaches, and he tried dozens of medications before his mom bought him a marijuana joint on his 18th birthday.He's now 22 and says cannabis isn't a miracle drug but it helps ease his pain and has allowed him to lead a full life, including attending the University of Waterloo and becoming a patient advocate.Arthritis Society chief mission officer Joanne Simons says the negative sterotype around cannabis must be eliminated because it's a medication that could help people who are living with chronic pain.
