I wanted to determine the level of organized crime that exists here. Have you reached a point where criminal organizations are so powerful and so rich that they are now seeking to invest in legal businesses, which could have the effect of eliminating competition? If these criminal organizations represent such a grave danger, it is because they are not afraid of systematically using murder to eliminate competitors or to impose discipline to the advantage of the leaders of these organizations.
The Hells Angels are a good example. Battle was waged against them and several of them were imprisoned, such that there are fewer of them in Nova Scotia or, at least, their operations are more limited. Is there something else that replaced the Hells Angels? Are there really criminal organizations in Nova Scotia? Do the large criminal organizations, such as the mafia or a group similar to the Hells Angels, the Bandidos, for example, still maintain activities in Nova Scotia, or are there just relatively small organizations?