Note the downloading to the Provinces -- I flagged this issue months ago (see post of October 2009: http://jmortonmusings.blogspot.com/2009/10/tough-on-crime-soft-on-federal-budget.html ). The Federal Government is being "tough on crime" at the expense of the Provinces:
Tory law-and-order agenda costs up to $10-billion, budget office says
Heather Scoffield
Ottawa — The Canadian Press
Published on Tuesday, Apr. 27, 2010
A price tag for part of the Conservatives' law-and-order agenda is about to be made public — and the number is in the billions, far higher than any previous estimates.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer forecasts the cost of implementing just one of the Tories' many tough-on-crime bills is between $7-billion and $10-billion over the next five years.
Kevin Page's complex investigation into the budget implications of the so-called Truth in Sentencing legislation — also known as the two-for-one sentencing law — is expected to be made public early next week.
Sources familiar with the document told The Canadian Press the study concludes the provinces will have to pick up about three-quarters of the costs, while Ottawa pays the rest.
The cash-strapped governments of Quebec and Ontario will be particularly hard hit.
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Just another example of laws and policies imposed to suit Conservative ideology were other people pay... And when this does not work, they will blame others... it is always the same with them.
Hi Mr.Morton, I read your March 3rd article in the post re:contempt of parliment and I was wondering...what are the implications of the government of the day being found in contempt? if as you say jail is unlikely, what are the likely penalties that could be applied?
Its interesting times...
sorry, wrong post...but the question still stands.
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