Comments on: Tough On Crime

By: Chris Tindal » Greens denounce support of veiled voters bill

Chris Tindal » Greens denounce support of veiled voters bill — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:46:33 +0000

[...] clearly designed by the Conservatives to distract from the investigation into whether or not they broke election spending limits, and the law. Why the NDP would want to aid them in that effort is beyond [...]

By: Cameron W

Cameron W — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:45:30 +0000

Thanks for this well written post Chris. I enjoy your blog!

By: Green Assassin Brigade

Green Assassin Brigade — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:16:08 +0000

Andy
No, actually I think the issue is some people are more equal than others under the law. Conservatives seem oblivious to their breaking of laws yet desire that every person who ever lit a joint should serve time.

Yes there is violent crime and it needs to be dealt with but that does not validate the governments stance that laws don’t apply to them. We expect gangsters to break the law, we don’t expect it from our elected officials, the standards of public service are higher.

Which makes me think Conservative party members should be required to take a urine test before joining (considering how tough on crime they are.)

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:12:05 +0000

Aren’t the true “dangers to society” the people who are shooting other people with guns, rather than those who are making an advantageous interpretation of ambiguous provisions in election expenses legislation?

By: Mardi Tindal

Mardi Tindal — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:56:29 +0000

Brilliant, Chris! Thank you for this. I’d like to see an op ed piece like this appear in one of our newspapers. More readers need to be aware of Harper’s real approach to ‘law and order’, put in the frame of who and what are true ‘dangers to society’.