Costly Crime Bill Sure to Intensify Justice System’s Problems
The majority Conservative government unveiled sweeping new laws Tuesday to make teenage troublemakers, pot growers and assorted bad guys quiver and quake.
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Canadian Justice Weasel Rob Nicholson Evades Questions About Costs of Conservative Crime Bill
Canadian Justice Minister Weasel Rob Nicholson went to pathetic lengths today to duck tough questions about the cost of the Conservative's omnibus crime bill from CTV journalist Seamus O'Regan.
Ottawa’s Drug Problem: The Penalty Doesn’t Fit the Crime
The federal government has promised to reintroduce its Penalties for Organized Drug Crime Act – a bill that died when the spring election was called.
Putting Politics Before Public Safety
At any given time, there are more than 1,700 Canadian citizens incarcerated around the world.
Too Many Cops?
The crime rate is down but police forces are growing. We’re poorer as a result, but not necessarily any safer.
Justice Minister Brushes Off Lawyers’ Warnings on Crime Bill
Lawyers and judges on the front lines of the criminal justice system pleaded with the federal justice minister Monday to tone down some of his upcoming anti-crime measures, saying they will only clog the courts and prisons with the mentally ill and other vulnerable people.
BCCLA Slams Medical Marijuana Reforms
The federal government’s plan to reform Health Canada’s medical marijuana program is not dope, says the B.C. Civil Liberties Association.
Tories Judge Evidence of Falling Crime Rates Inadmissible
As we have seen many times before, evidence doesn’t count when it comes to the Harper government and crime policy. Emotion apparently does.
Tough on Crime and Good for Profits
The Conservative government's approach is proving beneficial for private companies building jails, but not necessarily for anyone else.
Cannabis Culture News LIVE: NDP vs. Conservatives – Drug War Politics in Canada
CANNABIS CULTURE - Watch Cannabis Culture News LIVE for the latest news and views on pot politics and the marijuana community. On today's show: Canada's Official Opposition Party, the NDP, is going toe-to-toe with the governing Conservatives with the adoption of a new drug resolution at the NDP National Convention. Nicole Seguin of End Prohibition joins the show in-studio to talk about the politics of the Canadian Drug War.
