More on the falling crime rate

I guess MoJ is of the view "tough of crime" works so let's drive crime down more... .

THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA_ Police-reported crime continued to decline in 2008, Statistics Canada said in a report Tuesday.

But a steadily dropping crime rate will not deter the federal Conservative government from cracking down on criminal activities, says Justice Minister Rob Nicholson.
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Still, the Tories will continue to press the opposition parties in the House of Commons to pass anti-crime legislation when Parliament resumes in the fall, says Nicholson.

``We don't govern on the latest statistics,'' the minister told The Canadian Press in a telephone interview.

``What level it's at right now, it's unacceptable, and we are committed to disrupting ... criminal activity.''

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