Canada’s Harper Government once again revealed the ugly side of its views this past week. First up, we have the Harper Government axing the pittance that inmates are paid for their labour while in prison. The government began deducting the money from prisoners’ paycheques as part of a move to recover costs under
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Montreal Simon: When the Cons Start Attacking Themselves
Well I suppose it was inevitable. The Cons have spent their years in power attacking others like rabid hyenas. It's the only thing they know how to do eh? So now that they're in trouble, and Stephen Harper is crazy desperate, I'm really not surprised that they've started attacking themselves. Read
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Legalize It, Control It
One of the most devastating problems that our society faces is that of addiction. Whether that is to tobacco, alcohol or narcotics – any substance addiction can have long term consequences for the addict, those around them and society at large. Smoking is known to cause cancers, alcoholics can destroy
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rona Ambrose, and the Con War on the Sick
Well I see it didn't take long for the new/nouveau Con Health Minister Rona Ambrose to show her true colours. Health Minister Rona Ambrose is slamming her own department's decision to provide heroin to certain addicts under a special access program and insisting it won't be allowed to happen again. "Our
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