They're finally beginning to open their eyes but in a lot if ways Canada is a left wing country closer to Western Europe than the US. And liberals have traditionally been soft on crime of all kinds, including organized crime.

As far as Italian OC and the Hells Angels in Canada, the Hells Angels do operate more widely across the country. The Italians are mainly found in the eastern part of the country. And in those places where the Italians have a strong presence, they seem to be the more sophisticated and better connected group and higher on the criminal food chain. In those places where the HA are higher up its because there is little or no Italian presence to begin with. I'm not sure how much the manpower difference would come into play in the very unlikely event of a head to head conflict. It's not like nations where every HA member across Canada is going to be drafted to fight.