Like I said, drug dealers preying on our youth to sell their product for them and some cases when the youth do get sentenced, it is usually just a slap on the wrist or diversion to another program where they are let back out into society and they continue to repeat the same type of actions. I want to get commitment from the Minister that he will speak on our behalf to ensure that if the drug dealers aren’t getting, I wouldn’t say punished or convicted, then the youth should understand that by them participating in this type of action, they are going to get convicted under the same type of criminal convictions that an adult would if they were selling drugs, and harming our people in the community, and continuing to keep our society down and contributing to our problems. Will the Minister commit to speaking on behalf of people of the Northwest Territories that he will address drug dealing, in this case, with youth?
Alfred Moses on Question 98-17(2): Impacts Of Federal Crime Bill On Northern Youth
In the Legislative Assembly on February 16th, 2012. See this statement in context.
Question 98-17(2): Impacts Of Federal Crime Bill On Northern Youth
Oral Questions
February 15th, 2012
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