And They're Off!!
Tories roll out huge crime bill
"The legislation tabled in the Commons includes nine bills incorporating changes to drug laws, youth sentencing, the pardons system, detention of refugees, parole and house arrest and anti-terrorism measures.[---]
``Canadians want and deserve to feel safe in their homes and in their communities,'' Nicholson, flanked by Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, said at one of several news conferences constituting a full-press, public-relations effort to tout the politically popular reforms."
"Catherine Latimer, executive director of the John Howard Society, said parts of the provincial and federal correctional systems are so stuffed they may already violate charter protections against cruel and unusual punishment.[---]
The omnibus bill will only exacerbate the problems and could send correctional costs through the roof, she said.
Corrections Canada estimates the cost of the system will rise to $3 billion this fiscal year from $1.6 billion in 2006 when the Harper Conservatives took power."
"Nicholson sidestepped the question of cost, focusing instead on an estimate that crime costs the Canadian economy $99 billion annually.Love it. Love it. Love it.
``Most that is borne by victims,'' said the justice minister."
Labels: Canada, Canadian politics, crime, justice system, leftards, leftards and leftards, Stephen Harper
posted by Louise at 1:21 pm
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"Nicholson sidestepped the question of cost, focusing instead on an estimate that crime costs the Canadian economy $99 billion annually.
``Most that is borne by victims,'' said the justice minister."
Typical leftist focusing on the cost of enforcement, incarceration while totally ignoring the much greater cost to government and society as a whole. That includes private victims of crimes, insurance companies cost of claims (which are then passed on to consumers in higher premiums), etc.
Most important, the societal "cost" of insecurity of person and property.
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