Wednesday, June 23, 2010

2530...Tories Fiscally Irresponsible

Here we go again.

CTV.ca News runs with the lead that "Canada's budget watchdog says the cost of running the country's prisons will nearly double over the next five years as a result of newly introduced tough-on-crime legislation. In a new report, Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page says the government's recent legislation to restrict pre-sentence jail credit will extend the average prisoner's sentence by about 159 days. It will also add 4,000 more inmates to the federal prison system, according to the report."

And, as the unsafe streets of America have proved, the Conservative's crime laws may pander to their base but actually make the problem of crime worse, not better.

Pay f'ing attention guys.

WFDS

2 comments:

  1. Can you be more specific about the phrase"pander to their base"?

    What "base" exactly cares about security and safety for themselves and their families?

    Men, women and children?

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  2. More specific.

    Their base doesn't use facts they use emotion.

    The new crime laws have been tested in the USA and are losers.

    I expect better from my guv.

    WFDS

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