Michael Ignatieff stopped at the University of Ottawa and was questioned by a CSSDP member on why the Liberal party supported Bill C-15 despite the vast evidence mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes only makes the problems worse.  A CBC commentator sums it up nicely: "In response, Ignatieff goes into detail about the "rainbow" of methods to deal with crime, including drug crime, but doesn't actually defend, explain or repudiate his party's actions vis a vis the bill in question. Wait, why aren't they getting followup questions? Because that one was just *begging* for a supplementary."

Call Michael Ignatieff and demand that they really 'get smart on crime' by not introducing mandatory minimum sentences and instead take courageous and creative steps towards truly moving towards a public health based model.