I am conservative, and voted for Mr. Harper last week.

I think Insite and more needs be done to be tough on crime. To be tough on crime, society needs to realize we have addicts who can't quit --most want to. To feed their addiction they commit burglary and crime on monumental scale... all to the benefit of organized crime. I think we could identify and maintain our addicts by prescription, reduce disease and take the legs out of organized crime by eliminating their sources of revenue. Its the dealers who are evil, not the addicts caught up in a web they can't get out of. However, with a prescription program, focused care can provide a way out they never would see otherwise. 20 people died in Vancouver from extra-strong heroin, that wouldn't have been in play if addicts could get it by prescription.

This would reduce net addict populations, because given there is no profit for pushers, they won't be hanging around school yards.