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RCMP Chief Supt. Will Ng speaks at a news conference as seized fentanyl pills are displayed in Surrey, B.C., in March 2023. Years of civil forfeiture regulations do not appear to be resulting in any meaningful abatement in organized crime, particularly in the illicit drug trade. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Are governments using proceeds from crime to raise public funds?

M Michelle Gallant, University of Manitoba

Civil forfeiture laws and unexplained wealth orders seem to be less about crime control than an exercise in public funding.

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