NO LEGAL POT FOR HARRIS

Premier Mike Harris says he still disapproves of decriminalizing marijuana,
despite Toronto Police Chief Julian Fantino's enthusiasm for the move.

"It's one of the areas where the chief and I are not on the same
wavelength," Harris said yesterday.

Fantino has suggested that people caught with small amounts of marijuana be
redirected for treatment and possibly ticketed.

Fantino has said his police force should be concentrating on more serious
crime.

Harris said he doesn't believe in ignoring small crimes.

'BROKEN WINDOWS'

"I take a more 'broken windows' approach to what some consider minor
crime," Harris said. "I think we have to stop crime even if some consider
it not as major as others, and the sooner we do it the better."

The 'broken window' theory of law enforcement calls for police to crack
down on petty crimes -- everything from breaking windows to urinating in
the street -- to send a strong message to criminals.

Harris criticized political opponents Liberal Leader Dalton McGuinty and
NDP Leader Howard Hampton during the last provincial election campaign for
their stand supporting the decriminalization of pot.