Neil Boyd

Bruce Cheadle takes apart a recent study that questioned Statistics Canada’s crime data.

Neil Boyd makes like one of those meddlesome academics and once more insists on thinking things through.

Stephen Harper, yesterday. “First of all, we know that those who have traditionally advocated soft-on-crime policies will continue to oppose this kind of legislation It is essential for deterrence to have strong penalties that we know will be enforced … The truth of the matter is, those who say that tougher penalties on perpetrators will not work don’t want them to work, because they don’t believe in this kind of approach … les soi-disons ‘experts’ s’opposent à ces législations, ce sont les experts qui nous ont donné la situation actuelle.”

If you’re so interested, there are 2,400 words in this week’s magazine under this byline. The topic is truthiness. Namely, this government’s problems with same. Featuring guest appearances from the Prime Minister, Pierre Poilievre, Ottawa Citizen columnist Dan Gardner, Tony Clement, Peter MacKay, professor Heather MacIvor and an unnamed Conservative strategist.