Yesterday Statistics Canada released its latest batch of crime stats, and Canada has experienced a 17% decline in the crime rate over the last decade; a significant proportion of those declines coming under Conservative governance. Homicides are down, break ins have plummeted, and robberies are down. I'm not holding the Tories solely responsible for the lowering crime rates, as the Chretien administration had some success in this regard. Certainly the Conservative government and their soon to be 5 years in power deserve a quality pat on the back for continuing to lower crime rates.
If you rank crime as a major priority in who you vote for, the Tories are the only option. Bob Rae would have Omar Kadhr free in Canada, possibly living in a neighborhood near you. My opinion is that if Bobby feels so passionate about freeing Omar, he should be released into Bob Rae's custody and make Bob criminally liable for any crime that his house guest commits.
On caveat though - isn't youth crime up according to those stats? When did the YCJA come in again to replace the YOA? Some food for thought.
ReplyDeleteWhat is interesting is the conversation about the costs to house so many more offenders and the CPC are going to build prisons.
ReplyDeleteThe provinces need to hire more judges and provide a speedier court date to fill these empty prisons and eliminate the 2 for 1 programs that Lindsay Lohan is benefitting from!
MH is correct about an increase in the crimes of youth, YOA did not help.
If kids are told they are untouchable and they won't go to jail, what is the downside for illegal activity?
How many of those are in jail for refusing to fill out the long form?
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