To go or not to go?
The grieving relatives of a Woodbridge teen want to make it a life or death question.
They've shared their grief over the loss of 19-year-old Adam De Prisco in what they contend was a murder for two simple reasons.
They want to see justice done and claim Mexican authorities are covering up their loved one's death with a story about a traffic accident.
And they want Canadians to boycott the country, hurting the local government where they'll feel it the most - in the wallet.
De Prisco's uncle notes his family is coming forward to plead with Canadians not to vacation in the popular destination spot until the cases of his nephew and Domenic and Nancy Ianiero are both resolved.
"I lost my nephew and I don't want to see any other family in Toronto ... think twice," relates Claudio Pannozzi, his voice breaking. "This hurts. This really hurts hard. If we can get some kind of a ban, let's do it. It's been happening too many times ...
"That place there, they cover up everything. It's a tourist place, they have to ... Adam's not coming back and we don't want your son and daughter not to come back."
Some politicians are already on the ban bandwagon.
"I'm convinced this represents yet another example of botched investigations," accuses Liberal MP Dan McTeague, referring to the case of the Ianieros, who were murdered at a resort in the country last February. "There are some troubling similarities between this case and [that] case."
The victim's brother is less diplomatic. "For people to think to go to Acapulco, think twice," warns Tony De Prisco. "Try not to go because it ain't the place to be. There's many other places to go to. Acapulco, Cancun, the Mayan, Mexico, stay away."
The country remains high on the list of places where Canadians go to flee the winter weather every year.
More than one million of us fly there annually. Because of the relatively cheap prices, it's become our number one holiday destination, and that doesn't appear to be changing.
"Our agency has not seen a drop in consumers travelling to Mexico," assures Brad Miron of itravel2000.com.
He admits there have been problems, but they're relatively rare. "There might be a small theft or something or a crime of opportunity where basically maybe a consumer has left themselves unguarded while they're travelling," he explains.
But would he have concerns about going there for a holiday? "No," he states adamantly. "No."
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