Wednesday digest
- Who can be against three-time, three-time, three-time violent offenders being dealt with in a manner whereby they are not a threat to re-offend for a fourth time?
- I also couldn't help but notice the CBC's coverage of the "over-representation" of aboriginals in Canadian prisons the other night. While the report suggested that the number of incarcerated aboriginals jumped significantly between 1996 and 2004, they didn't compare it against the number of crimes committed by that segment of the population. The discrimination, racism, and cultural imperialism argument implied by the CBC would be tighter if it was shown that the group in question is NOT committing more crimes but is nevertheless finding itself more likely to be imprisoned as compared to the larger population.
I'm not sure if stats on offenses are kept for race, but if they aren't, the "over-representation" argument holds no water.
- It's encouraging when a member of the Quebec establishment blows the lid off of Sweden-on-the-St.-Lawrence but troubling when a so-called Conservative sounds like a liberal and a Liberal sounds like a conservative (see here).
- It's also good to see a leader who's not afraid to stick up for the rights of Muslim women, even if riots will inevitably ensue.
- Bill Clinton argues for a ready-fire-aim approach to torture, and the silence from the usual quarters is quite deafening.
- Free speech takes a hit in San Francisco as a radio host is in hot water for questioning the wisdom of producing a child via a non-romantic relationship between a gay man and a lesbian woman. While the forces of tolerance are screaming bigotry and demanding that he be fired, others take a more clear-eyed view of the situation.
I also have to wonder why city managers are butting in, but that's typical of the big-city liberal municipal pol without enough to do, I suppose, except to play thought cop.
- As the US' population nears 300 million, it's informative to look back at the dire predictions of central planners and look forward to more innovative, market-based solutions at helping those in poor countries.
- Finally, it's time for China to get in the game.
posted by Road Hammer @ 9:54 AM
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6 Comments:
RH -- where does John Tory sound like a Liberal in that story? The Liberals are proud that they are raising minimum wage and causing more unemployment.
Sorbara knows it would cause layoffs while Tory seems unsure.
Jim, when does John Tory NOT sound like a Liberal?
Tory agrees with Sorbara in the story, although it would have been more politically advantageous to do otherwise.
What I can't understand is why the Liberals will raise minimum wage when they say it will cause unemployment.
A great question.
The liberals are at it again. They’re really calling for another increase in the minimum wage in their purported attempt to help the poor.
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