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Rethinking the “Get Tough on Crime” Policy: A Tip for Tories
Crime is a problem with no easy solutions. Given its scope, the situation demands radical solutions, not mere patches. This includes taking a critical look at the rehabilitation process — specifically the education and training aspect, which, under the Tories, has been relatively ignored. The responsibility for fixing our justice system and our prisons must fall on all citizens, not just the politicians.
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Reasons to Stop Propping Up Obama’s War
Canadians need to tell the Harper government to cease and desist further involvement in the war in Afghanistan. As a public service I have assembled some salient points to assist Canadians in case they need more rhetorical ammunition to shoot off to friends and/or MPs.
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Bailouts and Tough Love - Surveying the Options .
The global financial meltdown is already affecting Canadians in many ways, from lost incomes to lost services at every level of government. Few politicians or pundits can define or solve the crisis in any satisfactory way, except to warn us that resolution may take a long, long time. Perhaps that is a positive sign—that politicians accept a horizon that extends beyond the next election.
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