Editor: I would like to apologize to the citizens of the Sunshine Coast for any mayhem I may have caused while I lived there. I was a drug addict for more than 30 years and I am now clean and free of all drugs, including powerful prescription drugs. I acted very inapprpriately to the RCMP and caused general public upset. For this I am very sorry.
I hope this message might stir public interest and awareness about the many drug-impaired addicts that pass your way every single day. Countless drivers are on the roads under the impression that they are not impaired. When I was using drugs, I thought the same, but I was wrong. Whether it is illegal drugs or prescription drugs, they will all impair driving ability to a greater or lesser degree.
The government has finally taken a stand and placed more weight and importance on "everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived," than on "everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure." I believe this is the part of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which took nearly five years to debate in Parliament.
Now it is a declared law and will be in effect soon for the RCMP to nab these offenders. The police can finally take off their handcuffs and do the job we pay them to do. They have been laughed at far too long and now have the power to help save lives. Bravo Canada - a new law for the preservation of life.
Support your local police and justice system - they are supporting us.
David Edgar Love
Trois-Riviers, Que.
