ILLICIT DRUGS FUEL ORGANIZED CRIME

Re: Glenn Kauth's Tuesday article. It's no secret that illicit drugs
fuel organized crime and foster petty crime. They also undermine
healthy families and safe communities across Canada. This is why the
government of Canada has taken action by introducing legislative
reforms to introduce mandatory jail time for serious drug offences.
That is aimed at organized criminals and others who prey upon our
youth. Our legislation contains an exception that allows a drug
treatment court to impose a lesser penalty if the offender
successfully completes an approved drug treatment program and if the
offence did not involve any aggravating factors such as violence.

Rob Nicholson,

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

(Sounds like a plan to us.)