Browsing: Stephen Harper

Though crime rates are falling, Canada's Conservative government is planning "major construction initiatives" to the country's prison system and has released spending estimates showing a 43 per cent increase in penitentiary capital costs.

When it comes to mandatory minimum prison sentences, Federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson is a true believer.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has named five new senators, giving the Tories control in both houses of Parliament and greater sway over the legislative agenda.

CANNABIS CULTURE - The severe new drug bill that would have brought mandatory minimum sentences for marijuana crimes to Canada, Bill C-15, has died as a result of the Harper government's decision to prorogue Parliament.

On August 20th , Cannabis Culture reported that Prime Minister Stephen Harper had appointed evangelical minister Chris Summerville to the mental health committee that is studying the link between cannabis and schizophrenia. This post is my account of our meeting, and what I think should be made of Summerville’s appointment.

If the federal government gets its way, Canadians will witness a boom in prison construction coinciding with the longest steady decline in crime rates in Canadian history.

The Harper government has ignored reams of research and conclusive evidence about prison policy in favour of slogans and pandering.
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