No opposition amendments to crime bill, Tories say

[CBC News]

The Conservatives introduced their new tough-on-crime legislation in the House of Commons on Thursday, a move that is expected to put the Liberal party in a tight spot once again.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday he will not allow opposition parties to make any amendments to the bill, which he will declare a matter of confidence.
If the bill doesn't pass, Harper's minority government will fall and an election will be called.
There will likely be items in the bill difficult for the Liberals to accept, but Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion has said he wants to avoid an election, which means his party may have to support the bill.
The crime bill brings back items contained in crime bills that were introduced in the last session of Parliament, but never passed. Measures include tougher bail conditions, stiffer sentences for gun crimes, changes in how repeat offenders are labelled and tougher sentences for impaired driving.
A date for a vote on the bill has not been set.
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[mrmom2]

Looks like Hapers interested in steering our country into a prison economy like the US .Whats next for profit corporate prisons like they have in the US ?Before all you rabid cons jump on me some of the bill is okay .There should be stiffer penaltys for gun crimes and drinking and driving ;-)

 

[gerryh]

and they called Chretien a dictator.

 

[MikeyDB]

If Canada had an opposition party worth the hundred plus thousand a year salaries they earn, there'd be consequences for Harper cutting a deal with Columbia while he plays around with criminal law in Canada.

These "issues" that Harper the Fool wants to make "election issues" contained in the throne speech should be enough to get every Canadian hopping mad. Hopping mad because a great many are predicated on lies and don't accurately reflect the extant postion of this government with respect to everything from crime in CAnada to pollution and global warming.....

Harper is a liar and a con-man and our "Loyal Opposition" are carpetbaggers and frauds.

 

[Unforgiven]

If Canada had an opposition party worth the hundred plus thousand a year salaries they earn, there'd be consequences for Harper cutting a deal with Columbia while he plays around with criminal law in Canada.

These "issues" that Harper the Fool wants to make "election issues" contained in the throne speech should be enough to get every Canadian hopping mad. Hopping mad because a great many are predicated on lies and don't accurately reflect the extant postion of this government with respect to everything from crime in CAnada to pollution and global warming.....

Harper is a liar and a con-man and our "Loyal Opposition" are carpetbaggers and frauds.

Well said.

 

[s243a]

Looks like Hapers interested in steering our country into a prison economy like the US .Whats next for profit corporate prisons like they have in the US ?Before all you rabid cons jump on me some of the bill is okay .There should be stiffer penaltys for gun crimes and drinking and driving ;-)

Okay, lets forget the rhetoric for a second. Which crimes is the bill getting “tough on”? Is it getting tough on violent crimes or victimless crimes? To me there is a big difference and the large prison populations in the Untied States are in a big part due to filling the jails with people who commit victimless crimes.