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The cost of being tough on crime

By David McKie on April 30, 2011 9:54 AM

Categories: Conservatives, Crime, Liberals, NDP

The Conservatives have used their so-called tough-on-crime agenda to drive a wedge between themselves and their political opponents. But the issue here is cost.
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Conservative promise to speed up deportations

By Meagan Fitzpatrick on April 21, 2011 6:25 PM

Categories: Conservatives, Crime

Conservatives are promising to speed up deportations of 'dangerous foreign criminals' convicted of sentences of less than two years. How dangerous are we talking about?
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Conservative ad: The Liberals and human smuggling

By Ira Basen on April 19, 2011 7:35 PM

Categories: Conservatives, Crime, Immigrants, Liberals

A Conservative ad claims the Liberals oppose detaining illegal migrants and tougher sentences for human smugglers. It is a dispute over a government bill that few support.
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VIDEO: Tough on crime? The NDP platform

By Reality Check Team on April 19, 2011 11:47 AM

Categories: Crime, Jack Layton, NDP

The NDP would legislate tougher punishments for those convicted of home invasions, car-jacking and elder abuse. But, as Diana Swain reports, these are already captured under existing Criminal Code provisions.
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The "Ignatieff-led Coalition" and its "soft-on-crime agenda"

By Ira Basen on April 10, 2011 11:58 AM

Categories: Conservatives, Crime, Liberals

Living on the wedge: The Conservative claim that the Liberals are soft on crime and obstructing the government's agenda.
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Pardon me? Once more on the soft-on-crime allegation

By Ira Basen on April 10, 2011 11:50 AM

Categories: Conservatives, Crime, Liberals

The Conservatives say the Liberals are soft on crime and have been obstructing new laws. We look at a particular case: the Limiting Pardons for Serious Crimes Act.
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The Liberals and gun control: curbing their enthusiasm?

By Ira Basen on April 6, 2011 4:23 PM

Categories: Crime, Liberals, Michael Ignatieff

In 2006 and 2008, the Liberals were front and centre on gun control, promising to ban handguns and then assault rifles. Today, the focus is elsewhere.
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