No to C-15 and a U.S.-style 'war on drugs!'

Prime Minister Harper is pushing a bill for mandatory sentences for drug crime. It has unfortunately passed in the House of Commons and is currently in the Senate. More here and here.

I lived in Los Angeles, the gang capital of the world, for many years and can personally attest that the largest single contributor to the gang problems is the illicit drug trade. They make big money from the sales of illicit drugs and use it to fund their other illegal endeavours. Mandatory minimum sentences and the "war on drugs" have not abated the gang problems in L.A. - instead, these problems have worsened dramatically over recent years, as anyone who follows L.A. news can plainly see. These are failed, expensive policies that Canadians can ill afford to adopt. I would love to put an end to drug-related crime, but I assure you C-15 will only exacerbate the problem. Please write your senator and ask him or her not to subject Canadians to this legislation, which experience tells us is doomed to fail.