Canada keeps welcome mat out for crime gangs

Vancouver Province, 4 August 2000

THUMBS DOWN: To Canada's police and prosecution processes (or lack
of). No, it's not news, but an acclaimed authority on organized
crime told a conference this week that Canada is ``a welcome wagon''
for global crime syndicates.            ``Canada has always been a welcome wagon for organized crime; a
revolving door that lets everyone in regardless of their criminal
past,'' Antonio Nicaso told the meeting of senior police and government officials. ``As other countries begin cracking down on organized crime figures, Canada is quickly becoming an easy mark for criminals.'' When will we learn?