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Neil Boyd
Last published Feb. 2026 · On our record since 2010
Where this writer stands
Public safety1 piece
Prevention and restraintEnforcement and sentencing
“We need to recognize that the digital world has given wings to transnational organized criminal networks, and that our responses need to change if we are going to be able to respond effectively to this threat.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Opinion: In fighting organized crime, Canada is losing its wayOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 1, 2026
- Opinion: Improving our drug policies: The need for more compassion – and more controlOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Aug 26, 2025
- Neil Boyd: Crime, 50 years later — a very different worldOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Aug 8, 2024
- Is this the end of the black market for marijuana?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 12, 2017
- Is this the end of the black market for marijuana?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 12, 2017
- Is this the end of the black market for marijuana?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 12, 2017
- Magnotta arrest telling illustration of power of InternetOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 6, 2012
- Magnotta arrest telling illustration of power of InternetOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 5, 2012
- Magnotta arrest telling illustration of power of InternetOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 5, 2012
- The Vancouver SunOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 6, 2010
- The Vancouver SunOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 3, 2010
- The Vancouver SunOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jun 5, 2010
- The Vancouver SunOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Mar 20, 2010