CHARGES FOR EMERY

A Vancouver man plans to file criminal charges against pot activist
Marc Emery - just to prove a point.

David McCann said he's doing it to spark a national debate on Canadian
sovereignty and drug policy.

He said the government has condoned Emery's behaviour by allowing him
to run his Vancouver seed-selling business and collecting taxes on his
profits.

The charges McCann will file in court today are virtually identical to
the ones Emery faces in the U.S., which is trying to extradite the
activist.

The theory is that local charges will throw a wrench in U.S.
extradition plans for Emery, allowing him to serve any punishment in
Canada.

"This is about sovereignty and hypocrisy ... Every now and again I
think Canadians have to stand up and say to the government, "You're
doing something wrong here."