One of the more recent issues we have in Canada is the passing of the Bill C-10. The Bill C-10(also known as the Safe Streets and Communities Act) is a law that passed in March, 2012. When the Conservatives introduced this bill they wanted to get it passed as soon as possible, so when they put it through The House of Commons, many people could not fully read through the bill and have a proper understanding of what it’s actually proposing. The bill has nine separate measures. The measures include replacing the pardon system with ‘record suspensions’, mandatory minimum sentences for certain sexual offences, and mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug offences, making it illegal to give sexually explicit information available to a kid, increasing
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Whereas the government only spends about 8,000 per student, so they can get an education. The money that will be going towards jails, housing, food, etc.. the government will be sucking out money from schools, hospitals, seniors, taxpayers etc.. to make up for the expense. It really doesn’t make sense that we even need this bill, since a survey says that the crime rate in Canada is at it’s lowest since before 2000. Texan conservatives Judge John Creuzot, Republican Representative Jerry Madden, and Marc Levin also spoke out against the bill; according to Madden, "It's a very expensive thing to build new prisons and, if you build them, I guarantee you they will come. They'll be filled, OK? Because people will send them there”. Texas tried a similar law, and the result was not good. The crime rate went way up, and eventually they couldn’t even house all the criminals. So, in conclusion the problem that the Canadian Government should fix is, either fixing the law, or obliterating it altogether. Canada does not need this law, we should be putting this money towards more important things like, senior housing, hospitals, and schools
Whereas the government only spends about 8,000 per student, so they can get an education. The money that will be going towards jails, housing, food, etc.. the government will be sucking out money from schools, hospitals, seniors, taxpayers etc.. to make up for the expense. It really doesn’t make sense that we even need this bill, since a survey says that the crime rate in Canada is at it’s lowest since before 2000. Texan conservatives Judge John Creuzot, Republican Representative Jerry Madden, and Marc Levin also spoke out against the bill; according to Madden, "It's a very expensive thing to build new prisons and, if you build them, I guarantee you they will come. They'll be filled, OK? Because people will send them there”. Texas tried a similar law, and the result was not good. The crime rate went way up, and eventually they couldn’t even house all the criminals. So, in conclusion the problem that the Canadian Government should fix is, either fixing the law, or obliterating it altogether. Canada does not need this law, we should be putting this money towards more important things like, senior housing, hospitals, and schools