Spell the P.M's name correctly before you mail the letter ... > -----Original Message----- > From: d.raphael [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: January 20, 1998 11:35 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Illegal Activity... > > Dear Mr. Mills: (MP Broadview-Greenwood) > Dear Mr. Chretian: > > I have just watched the Fifth Estate on the CBC. In this program, > serious > concerns were raised about Canadian Tobacco Company involvement in > criminal > activity, i.e. smuggling of cigarettes into Canada. There appears > clear > evidence that Canadian tobacco companies conspired with smugglers in > the U.S. > Their aim was to subverty Canadian government policy. In this attempt > they > were successful and all Canadians have suffered. > > Again, it appears that the Americans, like similar instances such as > the > Eagleson case, are willing to prosecute wrongdoing while the RCMP sits > on its > collective hands. > > Why is it that the RCMP and the Canadian government, which I > understand you > are part of, is so unwilling to investigate wrongdoing by powerful > forces in > Canada? > > Can I expect that this government will investigate this issue? > > > Sincerely, > > Dennis Raphael, Ph.D. > Associate Professor and Acting Director, > Masters of Health Science Program in Health Promotion > Department of Public Health Sciences > Graduate Department of Community Health > University of Toronto > McMurrich Building, Room 101 > Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M5S 1A8