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Continuing to proceed, eventually

by Aaron Wherry on Friday, September 23, 2011 10:00am - 10 Comments

Though the Conservatives have touted the cost of crime to explain its justice legislation, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews declined yesterday to say how much would thus be saved as a result of the government’s new measures. Instead, of the legislation’s effects, he offered the following.

We believe that eventually the crime rate will continue to proceed in the right direction.

Tags: Crime, crime rate, justice, Vic Toews

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Anonymous

So in the mean time you’re going to stop it from doing that and send it in the wrong direction?

Perhaps he’s counting political corruption.
Anonymous

So in the mean time you’re going to stop it from doing that and send it in the wrong direction?

Perhaps he’s counting political corruption.
Anonymous

This government’s communications read more like an Orwell novel every day.
Bee Sneeder

We obviously need more room in the jails for all Harper’s political opponents. Stay tuned for even more head-scratching legislation from the Stephen Harper Government (TM).
http://twitter.com/Russell_Barth Russell Barth

by right direction he means “up”… so that they can get more people into jails, to get hiv and hep c… so they can give their big pharma buddies a huge increase in customers…
MostlyCivil

We have always been at war with Oceania, and will eventually continue to be so.
MostlyCivil

We have always been at war with Oceania, and will eventually continue to be so.
Anonymous

Vic Toews has made a career out of announcing meaningless phrases with great emphasis. It’s his only real skill.
Anonymous

Vic Toews has made a career out of announcing meaningless phrases with great emphasis. It’s his only real skill.
Anonymous

I believe the best way to understand Mr. Toews is to assume that he means what he says. That is to say, once he and his compatriots can get the crime rate to reverse itself and begin rising, all of the resources they directed toward doing so will justify themselves.