Ottawa

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.

We believe that eventually the crime rate will continue to proceed in the right direction.

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