There is no question, Mr. Norlock, that we live in a wonderful country. The vast majority of people are law-abiding, outstanding citizens, and they've helped make this the greatest country in the world in which to live.
We do, unfortunately, have a few individuals who have a completely different view of how we should live our lives. I pointed out examples, the people involved with reckless or drive-by shootings, or people bringing drugs into the country. Who is bringing drugs into this country? This isn't somebody who has unfortunately become an addict or who is experimenting with drugs. These are people who are out to destroy Canadian society. That's who they are.
I've had law enforcement agencies across this country tell me that these people bringing drugs into this country are part of organized crime and gangs. They have a mission, and that mission is completely at odds with the vast majority of people in this country.
So when they ask whether this legislation is the whole solution, the answer is no, it's not the whole solution; it's part of the solution. There are so many aspects to this: the work of police, crown attorneys, provincial governments, non-governmental organizations. Of course it needs a complete approach.
You are aware, I know, as your colleagues are, of what we are doing on national crime prevention projects, projects under the national anti-drug strategy, and working with other levels of government and organizations that want to assist individuals. We want that.
The drug courts are a good example. The drug courts do great things in this country. They try to get people out of the system and get them the assistance, the rehabilitation they need. This is in everybody's interest. But at the same time, we can't close our eyes. We have to be aware that there are people who do not share the vision of what this country is all about. We have to do something about that.
So each of these pieces of legislation, this bill you have before you... Shortly thereafter, we put the bill in on drugs. We want to reinstitute the Anti-terrorism Act provisions. That bill has been tabled before Parliament. You saw another piece of legislation this past Friday dealing with the whole subject of credit for time served. These are all steps along the road to overhauling the criminal justice system in this country, bringing it up to date, and responding to the challenges we have.
As Monsieur Ménard said, it's not the same business you were dealing with 15 years ago. These groups evolve; they don't stand still. We have to continually be looking at the legislation to try, as I said, to catch up to the bad guys, to make sure there are no gaps, and that to the extent possible, we reduce the possibility that these groups or individuals take advantage of law-abiding Canadians.