Madam Speaker, I appreciate very much the question. In the Canadian context the involvement of drugs is certainly very relevant to the commission of crime, not only persons under the influence of drugs committing crime because their sense of reality is warped but also they would be out committing crimes to feed their drug habits.
Emphasis on rehabilitative programs that help get people off the drugs I think is a focal point. Sadly in places like the maritimes where we have such a large coastline the devolution of the ports police has caused problems in terms of the availability of drugs now in coastal provinces.
Unfortunately I think that has been a failing of the member's government in the decision to take away the ports police. But I do agree that this is certainly an area that we have to focus on in our criminal justice system and hopefully further funding and rehabilitative focus will address this.