SocietyAlbert Lisacek, 1933-2012Canada’s ‘toughest cop,’ he took on some of Montreal’s most notorious thugs, once shooting the testicles off a thief
GeneralFederal prisons overflow; Vic Toews clamps down on prison pornThe Conservative government’s so-called "tough on crime" agenda is creating a predictable crunch in federal prisons. According to...
CanadaToo many cops?The crime rate is down but police forces are growing. We’re poorer as a result, but not necessarily any safer.
GeneralA tough-on-crime bill that goes too farWith Canada’s crime rate at its lowest since the 1970s, why is the government spending more money on throwing people in jail?
OttawaJunk politicsAlex Himelfarb considers the revolution in crime policy that is about to pass the House.
GeneralForget bribing Quebecers with their own money, scare them insteadI guess the Conservatives figure they can’t do much worse in Quebec so they might as well go whole-hog on the gutter...
GeneralLaw and Order: Criminally Shallow IntentMario Dumont can complain all he wants about having been publicly savaged by Chantal Hébert at the end of last year’s election...
GeneralMegapundit: Have you spat on an elite today?Must-read: James Travers on small-town Grits. From the galas to the barricades Establishing the rules of cultural warfare in...
GeneralMegapundit: Gerard Kennedy ruins it for everyoneMust-reads: Colby Cosh on the economic meltdown; Chantal Hébert on Gerard Kennedy’s big mistake; John Robson on Elections...