Wrong on Crime
People’s Voice Editorial
June 16 – 30, 2009
Hungry for power, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff is helping the Harper Tories to pass Bill C-15, under which people convicted of “serious” drug crimes will automatically face prison terms of six months or longer. But as the expert witnesses called to speak to this legislation pointed out, the law will simply jam more people into over-crowded prisons, while doing nothing to address the health crisis related to drug abuse.
