Harper government withholds millions budgeted for crime prevention
The Harper government has withheld millions of dollars for crime-prevention programs — the same programs it cited in pre-election events as proof of its tough-on-crime policies.
About $28 million in promised spending for the National Crime Prevention Strategy was allowed to lapse over the last three years, an internal document shows.
And the amount of unspent money has been rising each year, to more than 30 per cent of the 2014-15 budget, or about $12 million returned to the treasury. The lapse level has tripled since 2012-13, when it was 10 per cent.
The problem was described as a "pattern of recurring lapse in program spending" in a June 11 briefing note alerting Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney to the unspent funds. CBC News obtained the document under the Access to Information Act.
The National Crime Prevention Strategy, with an annual budget of about $41 million, pays for programs with the provinces to help youth and aboriginal people who are at high risk for committing crimes.
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Harper government withholds millions budgeted for crime prevention - Politics - CBC News
The Harper government has withheld millions of dollars for crime-prevention programs — the same programs it cited in pre-election events as proof of its tough-on-crime policies.
About $28 million in promised spending for the National Crime Prevention Strategy was allowed to lapse over the last three years, an internal document shows.
And the amount of unspent money has been rising each year, to more than 30 per cent of the 2014-15 budget, or about $12 million returned to the treasury. The lapse level has tripled since 2012-13, when it was 10 per cent.
The problem was described as a "pattern of recurring lapse in program spending" in a June 11 briefing note alerting Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney to the unspent funds. CBC News obtained the document under the Access to Information Act.
The National Crime Prevention Strategy, with an annual budget of about $41 million, pays for programs with the provinces to help youth and aboriginal people who are at high risk for committing crimes.
..more..
Harper government withholds millions budgeted for crime prevention - Politics - CBC News
