The war on drugs may outstrip Iraq and Afghanistan as failed campaigns. Lives are being destroyed. Money is being squandered. And the enemy isn't going away. North American leaders Stephen Harper, Barack Obama and Felipe Calderon are clearly addicted to a worldwide strategy to wipe out drug abuse. Despite the fact that this war - initiated by the late U.S. president Richard Nixon - is now more than 40 years old, drug use continues to escalate in North America and just about everywhere else. [continues 901 words]
Canada Lags Behind Other Countries In Putting Cops On Streets Drug addictions breed thievery. Gangs breed thievery. Recessions breed thievery. And right now Canada -- like most industrialized countries -- is having significant problems with all three of these: drug addiction, gangs and one whopper of a crime-breeding recession. Statistics will tell you that crime rates have been down in recent years. But yesterday's statistics won't tell you what is happening today. Nor do statistics reflect crimes that go unreported because victims know that the police are stretched too thin to deal with them. [continues 760 words]
Drug addictions breed thievery. Gangs breed thievery. Recessions breed thievery. And right now Canada --like most industrialized countries -- is having significant problems with all three of these: drug addiction, gangs and one whopper of a crime-breeding recession. Statistics will tell you that crime rates have been down in recent years. But yesterday's statistics won't tell you what is happening today. Nor do statistics reflect crimes that go unreported because victims know that the police are stretched too thin to deal with them. [continues 778 words]
The State Of Security In Canada Is Pathetic; Stephen Harper Should Dramatically Increase The Number Of RCMP Officers, And Soon I want to present a challenge to Stephen Harper and his new government: Make better use of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The security of Canadians is full of holes. Only a bolstered RCMP has the potential to fill them. We Canadians are very adept at sending RCMP officers across the country and around the world as photo-op symbols of Canada's dedication to the causes of justice and public order. [continues 1077 words]
