Canadians are getting closer and closer to being saddled with enormous debt as the bill C10 makes its way through parliament.
The crime bill, which includes changes to many different parts of the Criminal Code has had a lot of opposition from many different parties that will be affected by the changes. Initially the tough on crime path the bill is promoting was compared, by The Toronto Star, with the system in the US and that report showed a flawed US system where there are overflowing prisons and a huge lack of rehabilitation.
In the past week other voices have come out and interestingly enough, Opposition Leader Olive Crane has used logic that somehow blames the province for the impending cost of the crime bill. In a press release she states the province shouldn’t blame the feds for being tough on crime, but be proactive in solutions to keep people out of jail. That’s a fair statement except for the fact that it sounds like she in turn is blaming the province.
It’s a good idea for all levels of government to work together to improve social programs, but that conversation should be first or instead of the crime bill because the two can’t go hand in hand because once this bill becomes law, Canada will have those same overflowing prisons as the States. Prevention will certainly be more effective and cheaper than rehabilitation.
Charlotte MacAulay