tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594727.post2082737656098963441..comments2023-08-01T04:17:03.628-04:00Comments on Liberal Arts and Minds: The Con GameKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04291881352139075405noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594727.post-83425251427246723002007-10-22T10:53:00.000-04:002007-10-22T10:53:00.000-04:00This is the thing about the conservatives that I h...This is the thing about the conservatives that I hate the most. They completely ignore research, preferring to legislate by ideology rather than facts.<BR/><BR/>I read in the Edmonton Journal today that our defence spending has increased greatly and is now at its highest level since WWII. Add to that the extra billions of dollars for prisons (the estimate in the article you linked to limited itself to the increase caused by cancelling statutory release - consider the additional prison population due to the minimum sentences etc and you see the costs are much higher. New prisons are going to have to be built).<BR/><BR/>I think it is time this government became a little more honest with Canadians and tell us what we are going to have to give up in order to fund this war on terror and the war on crime.<BR/><BR/>By teh way, research has shown that an increased police presence can decrease crime. I would prefer the government give more money to the police than the prisons.Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08112657859825911939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594727.post-88674782305090462862007-10-21T22:52:00.000-04:002007-10-21T22:52:00.000-04:00knb: Since when has reality ever been important i...knb: Since when has reality ever been important in politics? :)<BR/><BR/>It is an interesting phenomenon of being the party of "law-and-order" that you can never actually achieve it because then you will have lost your "wedge" issue.<BR/><BR/>So even if the Conservatives do pass this omnibus crime bill they will still find some other issue with which to convince Canadians they are still not safe from those nefarious criminals out there.ottlibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695135535019042279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594727.post-21006078321812577672007-10-21T22:05:00.000-04:002007-10-21T22:05:00.000-04:00As long as there are a Ferrari's to be stolen, the...As long as there are a Ferrari's to be stolen, there will be Conservatives to fear it.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498883352676519800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594727.post-2568263905710978142007-10-21T21:57:00.000-04:002007-10-21T21:57:00.000-04:00population keeps all numbers in check, either way ...population keeps all numbers in check, either way the severity of crimes seems to be increasing from your run of the middle single homicide to multiples....and other just plan sick crapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30594727.post-51608712823144203332007-10-21T21:02:00.000-04:002007-10-21T21:02:00.000-04:00What you fail to mention that it also defeats the ...What you fail to mention that it also defeats the purpose of having gun control.<BR/><BR/>Reason is simple ever since the Conservatives came to power they have giving amnesty to people who didn't register their<BR/>firearms. <BR/><BR/>So for all intent and purpose the gun control is dead,because its not enforced by the government. Crime still went down imagine that.<BR/><BR/>Crime was going down before the liberals passed the gun control law.<BR/><BR/>What is it you have to say for your self about this? Forget if you like guns or not it has no bearing. <BR/><BR/>MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com