New legislation was passed for mandatory prison sentences to be carried out for crimes related to drugs. “The Government is fighting back against gangs and other organized criminal groups by introducing new crime laws that target drug crimes, gangs and organized crime,” said the Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. The main...
Drug Treatment Court or DTC, has been an ongoing program in Canada since 1998. There are currently six operating Drug Treatment Courts in Canada, located in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, and Regina. The purpose of the Drug Treatment Court is to help reduce the crimes, which are committed because of illegal drug use and abuse. All of these programs are court mandated, and involve such things...
