Controlled Drugs And Substances Act  . In essence, much of our existing legislation framework is now more than 30 years old and must be reviewed. It is for this reason among others that this legislation is necessary. Furthermore, as a signatory to three international agreements on the illegal drug trade, Canada is obligated

Controlled Drugs And Substances Act   constituents, it troubles me. The illicit drug trade and those who live off its avail exact a heavy toll, especially on that segment of our population at the greatest risk: our youngsters, a prime and favourite target of those dealing in illicit drugs. Drugs destroy families. They destroy

Controlled Drugs And Substances Act   complement the previous two pieces of legislation I have mentioned and be a further demonstration of our commitment to support the police in their fight against the drug trade. Therefore I have much pleasure in inviting my colleagues on all sides of the Chamber to give their unfettered

Controlled Drugs And Substances Act   there are important reasons for Bill C-7 to be before this place and to be passed by this House. Bill C-7 forms part of the national drug strategy. It is a multi-year program set up to combat the illicit drug trade within our boundaries. The bill consolidates and supplements the provisions found

Ipperwash   and Toronto? These wars are being waged over the control of the drug trade, gun smuggling, prostitution and other contraband. The pipeline for this contraband is Akwesasne, Oka and Kanesatake. If he does not believe this is a national security threat, will the solicitor general tell

Immigration Act   of Canada when, according to an IRB spokesperson, he had an extensive criminal record for trafficking in a narcotic? We provide the man with refuge and instead of thanking us he involves himself in the drug trade. When he is ordered deported he takes advantage of the numerous appeals

Explosives Act   to terrorists? The federal government has no answer to this question. However, we do know that Canada is used by many criminal organizations as a convenient gateway to North America. This is true, for instance, in the case of organizations linked to the drug trade. It is common knowledge

Criminal Code   which has been going on for several months in the Montreal region and which is related to control of the drug trade. Since the conflicts between various trafficking groups are escalating, will the Minister of Justice amend the Criminal Code to include specific anti-gang provisions?

Immigration   in the drug trade. As a result the Vietnamese community asked me to set up a meeting with the RCMP and all levels of government to discuss the issue, which we did. Is the minister of immigration prepared to accept an invitation to meet with the Vietnamese Canadian community in my riding

Criminal Code   with some tools to combat crime in the streets, to reduce the drug trade, to prevent the violent sex offender from threatening the community. We can all get up and recite horror stories one after another. Is this going to prevent an increase in crime? I would like to ask the hon. member

Arms Sales   witnesses. It came out that some of these helicopters will be used to fight the drug trade which is affecting our society in Canada. The hon. member also knows the country has just gone through an earthquake so these helicopters will come in handy for rescue and humanitarian relief.

Young Offenders Act  . A subcommittee will do a safety audit. They might see that a telephone booth is in a dark area where the drug trade is going on. There might be a lot of prostitution in that corner, a lot of fights break out, et cetera. They report back to the full committee. A phone call goes to Bell

Witness Protection Act   and heroin is the best example with extremely well financed, well organized and ruthless cartels manipulating the international drug trade. Underlying all of these criminal enterprises are two common denominators: violence and intimidation. Violence and intimidation are used to enforce

Controlled Drugs And Substances Act   and the sale of drugs in school yards. Bill C-7 is a comprehensive drug strategy and a major improvement from existing laws. There is, however, one aspect of the modern drug trade that is not covered. I would like to see the bill amended to close this loophole. I am talking about the use

Controlled Drugs And Substances Act   constituents, troubles me. The use of illicit drugs has eaten away at the fabric of our society like a leprous plague. The illicit drug trade and those who live off its avails exact a heavy toll. They prey on that segment of our population that is most vulnerable, our youth, a prime target