Super Max prisons are part of the policy. This idea you have that while we'll build these prisons we won't put people in them is laughable.[/QUOTE
]Oh we will put people in them and justice will no longer be tethered by the overcrowding issue we presently face. Right now in Thorold hardened violent criminals are doing weekends because the prison system is overcrowded.
Like using F35s for search and rescue. A two tier medicare system will be brought in and the longed after private health care will get it's start in Canada. Not to mention war. Libya looks to be turning into a quagmire like Afghanistan already is. I am sure you heard about the 450 soldiers escaping from prison there. Don't forget those poor poor people of Syria who are being killed by their government. Or are they different than Libyans in some way? Of course there is also Easter in China held in secret. Are we going to start something over that in our new Neocon roll as protector of religions of the world now? No thanks not what I want for Canada.
You covered a lot in this paragraph so I'll go line by line.
- F35's: Will be gainfully employed around the world as we need them.
- Two tier Medicare: We already have two tier medicare, but it is on the down low brother. You need an MRI and you know the right people you move to the front of the line. Private Healthcare is already blossoming in Ontario under a Liberal government.
- Libya: My view is "F" them and Syria and the lot, but a Liberal Democratic President has led Nato down this path. We are committed to Nato. If Ignatieff were in power we'd be in Libya.
We need to support the military but we should clearly define what role our military will have. Going from peace keepers to World Super Power is going to take some doing. Maybe we should ask the country if we need to be the world's police man or if we should just worry about our own countries interests and sovereignty. Gear up for that.
We have been the worlds Police Man long before Harper was Prime Minister. In Rwanda, Bosnia, Cypress, Golan Heights, Afghanistan. Only difference now is that our soldiers can at the very least defend themselves. Prior to this the political masters left them twisting in the wind. Medak Pocket was a good example.
5 years of doing nothing about it.
Major crime bills were stalled in the senate. There were some great things coming in this budget as well as a good samaritan law that was originally proposed by Olivia Chow. Gonzo!
If someone is sentenced to ten years then rather than holding them to the last day and turning them loose without any support or monitoring is just stupid. Releasing them a couple years early and having them under go strict supervision allows for making sure someone can return to society without re-offending. It's the same reason soldiers are given time to adjust after combat roles rather than taken from Kandahar and dumped at the Edmonton airport 24 hours later.
So what's the deal here? You're comparing Canadian soldiers to criminals? Come on. Unf, my Father was a career criminal. He held banks. He tried to kill my Mother. He died a career criminal. The longest stint he did in jail was six years. He like many of them knew how to work the system. He also got time off, not for good behavior, but because of overcrowding.
You going to show me someone who thinks the guy who committed a crime against them got too harsh a sentence? It's not uncommon for victims to want vengeance rather than justice. If some people had it their way kids who shoplift would be beheaded and their bodies impaled on a pike for three days so the buzzards could pick at the bones.
Please. What most victims of crime want is justice. In many cases that is not being given. I've met my fair share of people who have been on the wrong side of the law. We don't send pot smokers and light fingered people away for long stints. In the case of possession its usually a fine. With shoplifting the same applies. People who break into houses and do other heinous things is entirely different and should be dealt with accordingly.
Then you should read up in what Insite does, the impact it has made on East Hastings and the lives of the people who both use it, and live in the area. That you feel that deaths being reduced in stupid thinking is stupid thinking. Is something that helps save soldiers live stupid thinking?
Now your comparing soldiers to addicts. They aren't even in the same league. Should we offer help to addicts? Absolutely. But we aren't really helping them they way we should. Here's an idea. We arrest every heroin addict, meth head, Crack Head and put them into a facility where we detox them, put them into rehab and help them get off these horrible drugs. But you see that would be infringing on their rights and we can't do that. So instead let's offer them a place to shoot up and hope against hope that they will see the light.
Doing what we do now is running head long into having no regulation what so ever regarding Cannabis. We can think about that now or wait until it happens to start thinking about it. Which do you think is the better idea?
I've been pretty clear where I stand on Cannabis laws, but that won't happen under your guy or mine.
He has his supporters, but he hasn't cracked Toronto yet and without Toronto, you're not getting a majority. The only thing holding them up is the lack of an alternative. This election should change all that. I expect should Iggy fail to produce, there is going to be some changes to the Liberal Party Of Canada. Along those lines, if Harper fails to return a majority to the House after this election he is gone as well. There is no one waiting in the wings to pick up that torch and run with it. As I have said, there is only one poll that counts. Between now and then it's all just guessing.
Agreed.
As far as cracking Toronto though.
Holy garsh, that's like trying to open up a 24 Hour BBQ Pork Sandwich joint in downtown Tehran. :lol:
I'm not paranoid at all.
