Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, through you to the honourable member. While my focus primarily is on the drug amendments, I think there are various aspects of the bill that focus on priorities that CACP has expressed over the years, including our strong denunciation of organized crime bec

Justice committee  Again, thank you, Mr. Chair, and through you to the honourable member, I can give you some of my individual views on those—

Justice committee  —which I think is what you were asking for, rather than the CACP's position on those issues. Again, with any of those offences where the victimization of the most vulnerable members of our community is involved, we require strong measures to deal with these crimes, to ensure th

Justice committee  Thank you. The aggravating factors speak for themselves: offences committed for a criminal organization; offences involving the use or threat of violence or weapons; offences by those previously incarcerated for drug crime; offences in or near schools; offences in prison; and of

Justice committee  Yes, Mr. Chair.

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and committee members. Let me begin by thanking each of you for inviting me to appear today regarding this very important bill. My name is Barry MacKnight, and in addition to my position with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, I'm the Chief of P