Drug dealers love their illegal guns. That's the theme I see repeated every week as I track how many criminals are re-arrested for violating the Firearm Prohibition Orders against them because of a previous run-in with the law. Today's commentary continues this series about Canada's failed and broken Firearm Prohibition Order system and the criminals who flagrantly violate … [Read more...]
Whitehorse, Yukon, and its Ongoing Addiction Issues
The Yukon territory claims a population of 41,352 in 2020. Of those, 32,304 (almost 80%) live in Whitehorse, the territory's capital, and its surrounding area. (See Yukon Fact Sheet 2020) The Yukon territory's median age is 39 and, despite a higher than average Canadian weekly income, Whitehorse has an ongoing and serious addiction problem fuelled primarily by out-of-Yukon … [Read more...]
Windsor Drug Dealer Busted for Violating Firearms Prohibition Order
Jason Sulatycki, a 42-year-old drug dealer from Windsor, Ontario, was busted on February 10, 2021, in possession of an illegal firearm in contravention of his existing Firearm Prohibition Order. Windsor's Drugs and Guns Unit (DIGS) raided his home and seized quantities of blue fentanyl, purple fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine at the scene as well. Jason Sulatycki … [Read more...]
Another Drug Dealer with Firearm Prohibition Order Busted with Illegal Guns and Drugs
Tyler Busch is a prime example of why Canada’s Firearm Prohibition Order system is broken and must be fixed. In the early morning hours of February 6, 2021, North Bay police executed a search warrant at the home of 39-year-old Tyler Busch. Busch was arrested and charged with breaching a firearms prohibition order and the street was shut down due to a possible bomb … [Read more...]
Dustin Joseph Paul, Cocaine and the 2004 Penticton Indian Reserve Shooting
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. On October 30, 2004, self-confessed drug dealer Dustin Joseph Paul snorted four scoops of cocaine through a Slurpee straw to try sober up at a drug-fuelled bush party on the Penticton Indian Reserve. After snorting the cocaine, Dustin Paul began thinking about his life. “I was just thinking about how my life … [Read more...]
Canada’s Revolving Door Justice System – Whitehorse Edition
On July 8th, 2020, Yukon RCMP's Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) executed a search warrant at the home of a suspected drug dealer in the the Kopper King area of Whitehorse. Robert Savard, 47, was arrested and charged with a host of drug trafficking charges, obstructing a peace officer and resisting arrest. The full list of charges Robert Savard now faces are below: … [Read more...]
Another gun case tossed after legality of search in question
Following on the heels of numerous similar cases, a well-known Kelowna gang associate has had charges of possession of an illegal handgun dropped. Matthew Henry Schrader, described as "a close associate of convicted drug smuggler Rob Shannon" in the Vancouver Sun, was taken into custody while a search warrant was executed on his home prior to Christmas. A .45 calibre … [Read more...]
Entire Police Force Quits in Mexican Town
Whatever you want to say about our system of justice, at least we don't have gangs openly attacking police stations in this country. (yet) The entire police force of the small town in northeastern Mexico quit on Tuesday, a day after gunmen attacked their headquarters. Los Ramones Mayor Santos Salinas said 14 members of the police force told him they quit on Tuesday morning. … [Read more...]
Drug Dealers get an “E” for Effort!
You've really got to admire the ingenuity of it all, even if their motives are less than honourable. Building a fake school bus to sell drugs is, I think, a pretty novel idea. I suppose they needed to be a little smarter in the implementation phase of their plan though! This news report comes from the Fort McMurray Today newspaper: Three B.C. men facing drug charges while … [Read more...]
We ain’t got no Saturday Night Specials!
And it's a good thing too... Can you imagine? Someone with small hands actually being able to handle a firearm effectively and safely? Better to have small handguns in the hands of thugs and drug dealers on the streets of Toronto, don't you agree? After all, the only people that can have them since we passed the stupid Firearms Act back in 1995 is drug dealers and … [Read more...]