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Saskatoon Centre Nathan Holowaty grew up in Saskatoon Saskatchewan, and now lives in the downtown core of Saskatoon. On November 7th he will be running for a membership in the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly in his home riding of Saskatoon Centre. In the spring of 2004, Nathan Holowaty graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a four-year Bachelor of Arts degree in Political studies. In autumn of 2004 he decided to use his education towards helping found a new provincial political party called the Saskatchewan Marijuana Party (SKMP). The SKMP is a one issue political party that advocates ending marijuana prohibition in Saskatchewan. Nathan Holowaty has been the leader of the SKMP since it became a registered provincial political party. He helped to collect a petition with over 2500 signatures; which had to be collected in ridings all across Saskatchewan in order to become a registered political party. The petition for the registration of the SKMP was handed in on April 20th 2006.
Nathan Holowaty believes that the prohibition of marijuana creates more harm to society than good. He believes in peace and personal freedom. He would like to see that no one ends up in jail for marijuana. He is a socially responsible libertarian who believes that ending prohibition of marijuana will provide a more lucrative reality for everyone.
Saskatoon Meewasin Matt L. Oscienny has been a proud resident of Saskatchewan his entire life. Raised in the northern community of Lac La Ronge, the Metis Oscienny has always had a strong interest in both the civil rights and social liberties movements. Matt L. Oscienny moved to Saskatoon in late 2000 and quickly fell in love with the city and its people. With a growing interest in psychology, politics, and social issues, Matt Oscienny is taking time off from his studies at the University of Saskatchewan to pursue a position in the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for the Saskatoon Meewasin Area. Matt L. Oscienny joined the SKMP to advocate his views of personal freedom and civil liberties. Oscienny reminds us... "It's not a war on drugs but a war on personal freedom. Just remember that at all times." Saskatoon Riversdale Michael Kereiff is the Deputy Leader of the Saskatchewan Marijuana Party and candidate for Saskatoon Riversdale. Having lived in the city for more than ten years, Michael is well known as an activist and trombone playing rapper. You can find him rhyming under the moniker 'Jimmy Schmidt' or blowing his own horn with the Oral Fuentes Band when he's not busy being the sous-chef at Holiday Park Golf Course. Like any politician, Michael likes small children, kittens, puppies, and shorter wait times for surgeries. Running against incumbent Lorne Calvert, who spends most of his time in Regina of all places, Michael is clearly the best choice to represent the wishes and demographics of this riding. Regina Coronation Park Tom Shapiro is running for the Saskatchewan Marijuana Party in Regina, Coronation Park Riding. Tom, originally from Ontario, has spent some years in Vancouver seeking treatment for AIDS, and finally settled in Regina for the last decade with his new wife, also of Regina, Sask. Tom Shapiro is alive today because of marijuana. When Tom was diagnosed, AIDS was killing its victims. Today, with a host of medications including marijuana, Tom is still alive and kicking. “Marijuana is a plant that has been used as medicine for thousands of years,” says Tom, “and for all that time, marijuana abuse was never a problem. Now sick people are denied their medicine due to our governments fear of something that never was!” Tom holds a Health Canada license for medical marijuana, but that doesn’t stop the harassment he receives. He must reapply for his license every year and every year there is some new challenge. “Why would we trouble sick people? Get out of the way and let them live their lives,” says Tom. Tom takes a serious look at our Health care system as well as the war on drugs and believes changes are needed in both areas. AIDS is not the only condition helped by marijuana. “Health Canada will give licenses for multiple sclerosis and terminal cancer,” says Tom, “but they sure drag their feet about it – and terminal illnesses are not the only conditions that improve with the use of marijuana. Migraine, Crohn’s Disease, irritable bowel, chronic pain, and spastic paraplegia are a few of the conditions that can be treated with marijuana.” Time has come to stop the farce of the war on marijuana. More than 70,000 Canadians will be arrested this year, and for what? Here in Saskatchewan we should protect our citizens from this nonsense. There is simply no evidence that any of the money wasted on prohibition has done anything to reduce problem drug use: on the contrary, prohibition makes things worse. A vote for Tom Shapiro is a vote for a safer, healthier world. For more information, contact Tom Shapiro at \n
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