[Canada] Drug policy tailored to U.S. : 'Gesture' won't curb use of crystal meth, experts say / National Post, 12 Aug 2005

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Allan Woods
"Critics believe the government's decision to increase maximum penalties for producers, users and smugglers of the drug from 10 years to life imprisonment appears designed to draw marginally tougher sentences from a reluctant judicial system and bring Canada's handling of drug crimes into line with the expectations of the United States government."