American law enforcement officials: “U.S. is becoming ‘more progressive’ than Canada”
"Hey, this is some good reefer. I just saw the future. It's just like the 30's in Canada only worse!" Harper tells them to buzz off. He is determined to…
omnibus crime bill
Good Luck, Mr. McBrearty!
Here is a concerned citizen from the Saguenay region, who has taken things further. Mr. Jacques McBrearty has filed a criminal complaint against Senator ‘sell-out’ Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu following his remarks…
Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu Sticks His Foot in it–Again!
Well, boys ‘n’ girls, here the ol’ Senator “sell-out” Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu goes again! He appears to be promoting suicide amongst prisoners. “Basically, every killer should (have) the right to his…
Canadian Politics Word(s) of the Year: 2011
Today is the final day for writing/releasing end-of-the-year posts. 2011 featured a federal election and provincial/territorial elections in Manitoba, Ontario, PEI, Newfoundland, Saskatchewan, Yukon and the NWT. At the end…
A Bad Day: What Now?
C10, the omnibus crime bill, passed third reading and is now over to the Senate for what is supposed to be sober second thought. The vote could only have been…
Angry Old Men
Last week, in The Globe and Mail, Brian Topp wrote that a little discussed part of the government's Omnibus Crime Bill represents a significant change in policy at Canadian prisons:…
Bill C-10: Time Does Not Stop Crime
Nov. 8, 2011: 300 Winnipeggers demonstrated at the Manitoba Legislature and the Winnipeg Remand Centre to urge the Manitoba Government to join Quebec, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador in opposing…
Harper’s ‘tough on crime’ agenda too extreme for Texan lawmakers
Woah, Nelly! Cross posted at Let Freedom Rain
Jane Taber and Candy Hoeppner Are Now Into Fiction: Part 2–Inconsistencies Between Scrapping C-391 And Tough On Crime Agenda
Part 2 doesn’t really have anything to do with Janie Taber’s little apparent attempt at fiction regarding Candy getcherguns Hoeppner’s little ego trip, but it did raise questions in mind…
Quebec May Open Safe Injection Sites A L’Insite And Compassion Club
It would be about time and why shouldn’t we? We are, after all, a province of progress or supposed to be. After all, we opened the first Compassion club, a…
The Righteous Are In Charge
Someday, historians will cite what Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said this week as the Harper Government's Mission Statement. Nicholson declared that, "We're not governing on the basis of the latest…