The Harper government has put politics ahead of fighting crime by shutting down Parliament until March, victims of crime and federal opposition parties are charging.
Although the government has argued that it chose to prorogue Parliament late last month to focus on the second phase of its economic action plan with a new session, some of the affected crime victims say they are disappointed.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s decision to suspend Parliament until March 3 — a day ahead of the release of a new federal budget — kills any pending legislation and committee work….
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson staged several announcements last fall to highlight legislation to fight white-collar criminals that was never adopted — it now must be reintroduced in the spring.
Legislation to eliminate house arrests for serious crimes, cracking down on auto theft and requiring Internet service providers to report child pornography content found on their servers are also among the bills which must now start over in Parliament…
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