The important mechanisms are there.
This bill deals mostly with the penalties, I would assume. We would like to be able to enforce the laws where officers would have a reasonable hope of seeing them carried through with a good prosecution, a good chance of a conviction, and a good chance of what we would feel is an appropriate sentence. I see all of this as good stuff.
I spoke to Chief Bill Blair not too long ago, and he said he was happy to see the new legislation in the province giving police officers more power to deal with the problem. We know there's a lot of other stuff going on in Toronto at the same timeābut put it in with their major crime units to make a point. They'll seize cigarettes and find marijuana, cocaine, or weapons; and vice-versa, they'll execute a search warrant for cocaine, find a bunch of money and lo and behold, they'll find several cartons of cigarettes. It would be joint investigations. The fact they can now do it means that you will be able to see a lot more positive results from the policing viewpoint.