On Thursday, 20 March 1997 00:00:00 UTC-8, Paul Arsenault  wrote:   
   > In article <5gs5rq$pd8@fountain.mindlink.net>, rod_smelser@mindlink.bc.ca   
   > says...   
   >   
   > [snip]   
   >   
   > >My question is simply this: Why is there no RICO (Racketeer Influenced   
   > >and Corrupt Organizations) statute in Canada as there is the United   
   > >States?   
      
   According to Wikipedia, Canada now has laws which - when taken together - are   
   equivalent to the US RICO act:   
      
   "In Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Office of the   
   Superintendent of Financial Institutions enforce rules and regulations that   
   cumulatively are equivalent to RICO."   
      
   I would like to ask, if the federal government behaves in a manner consistent   
   with organized crime in achieving similar ends, then can it be charged with   
   racketeering?   
      
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