Pubdate: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 Source: Calgary Sun, The (CN AB) Copyright: 2007 The Calgary Sun Contact: http://www.calgarysun.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/67 Author: Jeff Gardiner Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n1364/a07.html Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor. CONTRAST APPARENT Letter writer Chris Buors (Nov. 25) does not agree the with the Conservative government's approach to crime. He feels incarcerating drug dealers like they do in the U.S., is a waste of time and will not make us any safer. The fact is, increases in violent crime here are directly related to the drug trade. The violent crime rate in Canada was 951 per 100,000 in 2006 compared to only 473.5 in the U.S. If made-in-Canada solutions to violence like our revolving-door justice system, the youth criminal justice act and strict gun control works so well, where is the proof? While our violent crime rate continues to increase, Americans enjoy a 30-year low for all rates of crime. Jeff Gardiner (Interesting question.) - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom