Tougher law do work, look at Singapore and I believe Malaysia has tough law too especially with drug trafficking.
drug dealer - hung and this law was implemented
I believed in the 70 and smugglers will bypass the Singapore airport.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misuse_...Act_(Singapore)
vandalise a car - caught - cane: well known case in 1975
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_P._Fay
Littering the street in Singapore; pays a hefty fine and the litterbugs are made to wear bright jackets, and sometimes, the local media are invited to cover the public spectacle.
http://www.expatsingapore.com/content/view/1376
so is bill C10 good for Canada?, I dunno but I guess time will tell, there is always some tinkering down the road .....