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.
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