Thoughts on Crime Bill Article

I personally think that if the government wants to pass a new law on crime legislation, they owe us more information. The article from the Vancouver Sun rightly points out that the Tories have not given us an estimated cost or any idea as to where this money will come from, but my first question for my government would be: is this even necessary?

I know that stopping crime is important; I want to be able to safely walk down the street as much as anybody, but with the recession still around, the current education budget extremely low, and our health care system a topic of debate, is this really our biggest concern right now?

If I go on to Statistics Canada, I can find out that violent crimes dropped three percent in 2009. I can’t find a lot on drug-dealing rates; if they are up, I want to see it. Give me statistics, government. Show me the numbers and the rates of increase; show me the problem (and yes, the budget too) and then I will decide if I am in favour of the solution.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 1st Chapter Review

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a book that is, like many others, primarily a book about a misfit. In the very first sentence the main character talks about how he was born with extra fluid in his brain and when they sucked out this fluid he was left with brain damage which gave him a stutter and a lisp; so, right at the beginning, he was marked as different from other kids. In addition to this, he has an extra large skull, that causes tormentors to call him “The Globe;” he is super skinny and had gigantic feet so, naturally, he is bullied every time he ventures outside his house.

The skinniness is probably caused not just by his metabolism, but by the fact that his family is so poor that they sometimes go a day without food. This hardship is shared by many on the First Nations Reserve where he lives, so that separates not only him, but his entire community, from the richer part of the world.

The fact that he cannot take solace in his community like the others for fear of bullying is significant in the fact that his best friend is a dog that he cannot afford to bring to a vet. The hardship of having to watch his dog die is by far the most difficult one he has had to face (up to this point).

If there was a article written about me in 2015 about how I was changing the world for the better

Dana Neily – a 21 year old from Victoria, British Columbia, has been flung into the headlines by writing the book that has opened everyone’s eyes.

A collection of short stories with a running narrative, the book addresses such issues as bullying, poverty, and environmental non-sustainability and offers solutions using knowledge from the world’s leading scientists and humanitarians. The book is largely fiction but contains some of the life stories of real people. The book exposes clearly the inequality crisis’ raging in the Middle East as well as the ones hiding in our own backyards in North America.

The book has been nominated for several awards and has also been put on the banned books list by several groups that claim it is an alarmist attempt to force sinful views down the throats of law-abiding citizens. This has only seemed to increase the book’s popularity among most demographics.

            Ms. Neily is a known volunteer at both Amnesty International and Free the Children. She is preparing to enter law school to further her causes of human rights, but says that she will never stop writing and will continue to use this talent to make the world a better place.