Mark Carney promised tougher bail and more police – a “get tough” agenda that the Liberals shoplifted right off the Conservative shelf. Host Noor sits down with Adelina Iftene, a criminal law professor, who calls Mark Carney’s revival of “tough on crime” a “slippery slope”. Will Mark Carney’s revival of “tough on crime” fix anything? What actually makes communities safer? And what happens if we get this wrong?
And the latest on Canada’s unemployment problem, the one vote that changed Terrebonne, and Carney’s new cabinet crew
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)
Guests: Adelina Iftene
Background reading:
- Man known to Toronto police faces 100+ charges in crime spree – City News
- Federal government proposes stricter bail system in new bill – CBC News
- Repeat violent offenders set to spend more time in custody as feds approve bail reform bill – CBC News
- Randall Denley: Ontario can't get tough on crime until it gets tough on court delays – National Post
- Most Canadians feel as safe or safer than 10 years ago, Nanos poll finds. Conservative voters are another story – CTV
- Mark Carney’s Liberals release plan to fight crime, protect Canadians, and build safer communities
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