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He warns that violent turf battles—similar to those seen in Mexico—are emerging on Canadian streets, with machine gun shootings and open displays of cartel power becoming increasingly common. Cooper warns that unless decisive action is taken, Canada risks a descent into chaos resembling Mexico’s drug-fueled violence.
Structural Failures and Legal Gaps
One of the core issues Cooper highlights is the absence of strong anti-organized crime laws in Canada. Unlike the United States, which employs comprehensive tools like the RICO Act to dismantle criminal syndicates, Canada lacks a federal racketeering law. This legal void has allowed organized crime groups—Chinese triads, Mexican cartels, Iranian proxies, and Italian mafia—to operate with relative ease.