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.)
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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom