RCMP and Law Enforcement in Canada  Mr. Chair, over the last few weeks I have spoken to the RCMP about this issue and I have learned a great deal about it. I was not aware of the great impact of this drug trade and this growing drug problem in our community. It is a huge problem in high schools, but unfortunately

RCMP and Law Enforcement in Canada   often leads to. The location of this crime also provides an unfortunate glimpse into the dark world of the illicit drug trade. Marijuana grow operations have become a low risk, high profit industry in Alberta and indeed all of Canada. In the face of this crime, my constituents want

RCMP and Law Enforcement in Canada   combats terrorism and organized crime and targets specific crimes related to the illicit drug trade. The RCMP is also concerned with economic crimes such as counterfeiting and credit card fraud. Increasingly, it is involved in investigating and prosecuting offences that threaten

Petitions   and related matters, including break and enter and theft from businesses and residences and theft of auto and theft from auto. The petitioners say that they have been informed that 90% of all property crime in British Columbia is driven by the illegal drug trade, and that the theft

Supply  , particularly in drug trade, are people who, to a large extent, are not only interested in making money as such, but are also motivated by the fact that they are poor. One of the measures that increase poverty—I know that my NDP colleague is very sensitive to this issue, because his party

Supply   million were acquired through legal, licit means, even though he does not have known employment and he has no income. It does not make sense. This has been going on since March 2001 and it concerns but a small part of the million dollars. I might add that the drug trade in Canada

Supply   on this as well. I want to expand this debate to two issues that are important to Canadians. They involve the drugs ecstasy and crystal meth. In my province of British Columbia and some other provinces as well, pot is tied intimately to the drug trade along with cocaine and heroin

Supply  , corruption, and street gangs. Today I would like to highlight some of our collective efforts to address these priority issues. Illicit drug trade tops the list. The government has made substantial investments to reduce the supply of and demand for drugs. In 2003, when the Canada

Supply   Policy and teaches at the University of Ottawa, provided some fascinating insight into the real world of the illicit drug trade. He produced information for the committee. For example, to buy a kilo of heroin at a farm in Afghanistan would cost about $90 U.S. After that same product

Supply   deterrents in Canada right now. We are soft on crime. It is unfortunate how routine a case, like the one I have just shared of Mr. Son, has become. His case is epidemic in the drug trade on the lower mainland and Canada. Until the government and the courts get tough and put some teeth

Food and Drugs Act   their standards of professional conduct. Earlier this year, Health Canada inspected 11 Canadian pharmacies involved in Internet pharmacy operations, distance dispensing and cross-border drug trade, to ensure compliance with the Food and Drugs Act and related regulations, and it will conduct

Food and Drugs Act   to stop cross-border prescription drug trade. Bill C-282 is an attempt to regulate the Internet pharmacy industry. In fact it could be argued it is an attempt to shut down the Internet pharmacy industry. While we recognize that there is a place for industry regulations no matter what

Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act  . First, the two officials released the 2004 Canada-U.S. border drug threat assessment. This report examined the nature of drug trade between our two countries, highlighted successes achieved together and looked at how to better respond to this shared problem. As a result of better

Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act   and the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, together with the U.S. Attorney General Ashcroft, announced a number of initiatives aimed at addressing the cross-border drug trade, firearms trafficking and improving intelligence sharing. Among the announcements made at that time was the co

Contraventions Act   by selling them. Even the extensive law enforcement resources used by countries such as the United States to enforce prohibition clearly show that they cannot make any appreciable dent in the drug trade as long as prohibition continues. The economic incentive created by prohibition