As fast as the Supreme Court strikes down Harper’s mandatory minimum jail sentences, Harper enacts new ones. This time for tobacco. As “Our Government is encouraged by the latest statistics which show smoking rates at 15%, representing a historic low”… it is necessary to take “serious action in order to protect Canadians and their families” by imposing jail, jail and more jail. Does ANYBODY actually believe this hyperbole?
Legislation to Keep Contraband Tobacco Off Canadian Streets Comes Into Force | Benzinga.