DECISION RENDERS ADDICTION A CHARTER RIGHT: READER

The Editor:

The politically correct, including many progressive civic and
provincial politicians, are rallying to condemn the federal government
for appealing a B.C. Supreme Court decision that renders drug
addiction a Charter right by declaring the Insite shooting gallery a
medical service.

Let us not forget this Supreme Court decision was nothing more than
the interpretation of the Charter by one man, Justice Ian Pitfield,
who is a political appointee and has his own personal, social and
political biases.

His decision renders invalid not only the decisions of our duly
elected Members of Parliament, but also the values of the vast
majority of Canadians. The science can be argued convincingly by
either side, but human nature decrees and the streets of Vancouver and
Victoria demonstrate, that condoning and, more importantly, actively
supporting anti-social behaviour, will only result in an increase of
that anti-social behaviour.

RANDY O'DONNELL

Nanaimo, B.C.