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How to Get Tough on Gang Violence? Legalize Drugs

jeremiah — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:57:12 -0800

Gangsters murdering each other in public. Innocent bystanders gunned down. The police demanding more power and money. The government responding with tougher laws. Yes, it's 1997 all over again.

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper Opens Door to Prison Privatization

karlis — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Prisoner Holding Cells, by Daniel Snyder for the New York TimesOn April 27, 2006, the Ontario government announced the end of a bizarre venture. Canada's first large privately run prison, a 1,200-inmate maximum-security superjail in the cottage country north of Toronto, was a failure and would be taken over by the province.

Harper and Canadian Cops Promise Mandatory Minimums for Cannabis

karlis — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Danger on the horizon for the cannabis cultureCanada's Parliament was in session today for the first time after the election, and at the same time the new Prime Minister and Minister of Justice opened the Canadian Professional Police Association's Executive Board Meeting and conference.

A Very Scary Harper Story

karlis — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800

The following is an essay written by Stephen Harper in June, 2003 and posted on the Christian Coalition International (Canada) site. It's a frightening look into Harper's views on Conservative policies, including references to George W. Bush and the Iraq War, and how Canada should be like America.
If you had no reason to vote before, you have an obligation as a true Canadian citizen to vote against the Conservative Party, do what you can to elect whomever is in second running to your local right-wing candidate.