title: Conservative government announces  new anti-drug strategy.
abstract: On October 4, 2007, Prime Minister Stephen Harper officially unveiled his government's National Anti-Drug Strategy, promising to crack down on what he termed "drug criminals" while acting with compassion towards their victims. First outlined in the March 2007 federal budget, the new strategy comes with $63.8 million additional funding over two years.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Symington
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D011057:Politics; D011634:Public Health; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control