I am asking you to vote against Bill C-10. Crime is at its lowest since the 1970s. We do not need C-10; it is a solution to a non-existent problem. Mandatory minimums are a proven failure: Some States in the United States implemented mandatory minimums and now regret doing it. C-10 will force Canada to build more jails. Building more jails when (1) they are not necessary and (2) Canada has so much debt and other, important programs are being dismantled, is an irresponsible use of tax dollars.
It is far less expensive to treat people than to house them in jails at some $100,000 per prisoner.
I also agree with the points raised by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association: <http://ccla.org/omnibus-crime-bill-c-10/>.
Please, vote against C-10.
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