The Canadian Conservative party is passing a new crime bill. This bill will do nothing to reduce crime, you could say that it is completely ideological.
The Quebec Justice minister "repeatedly asked for Nicholson to provide studies that support his government’s approach to criminal justice, Fournier said he was told it’s based on “personal observations.”
The legal system in Canada is such that the federal government legislates the criminal law for all provinces, while the provinces are responsible for paying for the prisons and legal costs.
The new bill imposes significant costs, and does nothing to reduce crime. However, I'm not willing to accept that the Conservative government is ignorant of this, rather the have ulterior motives. They are being disingenuous when they state that the new crime bill will reduce crime and make the public safer. Their ulterior motives are open to speculation, but clearly not expert opinion or study endorses their approach, and it is inaccurate to claim they are ignorant of this.
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/11/04/kevin-libin-provinces-will-pay-dearly-for-tory-crime-bill/
