Vic Toews acknowledges that the crime rate is going down, this time in a speech on increasing policing costs.
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Safer, but not safe
Conservative MP Guy Lauzon writes to his constituents about the latest crime statistics.
We don’t govern on the basis of statistics, but statistics prove we’re governing well
Vic Toews takes credit for the latest decline in the crime rate.
Crime continues to decline
The murder rate increased slightly, but the overall crime rate and the violent crime rate declined in 2011.
Does immigration reduce crime?
Rachel Giese considers a possible connection between increased immigration and decreased crime.
Continuing to proceed, eventually
Though the Conservatives have touted the cost of crime to explain its justice legislation, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews declined yesterday to say how much would thus be saved as a result of the government’s new measures. Instead, of the legislation’s effects, he offered the following.
Adding it up
Bruce Cheadle takes apart a recent study that questioned Statistics Canada’s crime data.
Idea alert
Mike Moffatt considers how much it would cost to increase the lithium levels in drinking water, and how much might be gained as a result.
Look south
Conservative backbencher Brent Rathgeber looks to the United States, seemingly to explain his government’s approach to crime.
Statistics if necessary, but not necessarily statistics
Rob Moore considers the slightly rising crime rate in New Brunswick.