One point for the Liberals on time-served rules

Liberal senators (and whoever else joins them in the opposition) finally deserve some credit.

Prosecutors are paid by my taxes. They have to have some incentive to do their job properly and on time. Sure, it enrages the public when a criminal gets a reduced post-trial sentence but so what?? If a trial takes too long, the prosecutor is wasting our money and arguably does not have a case. Giving convicted criminals double-time credit for time served in remand is probably one of the few checks and balances our bloated justice system has.

What about the defendants who are acquitted? How do they get their time back?

Finally Something I Can Really Get Behind

Harper’s Tories have been giving us a whole lot of fiscally irresponsible spending lately, so it’s always refreshing to see them give us something I can really support, and this is a big one.

According to this story at the G&M, the Tories are planning legislation that will restrict all Senators to an eight year term, starting with the ones appointed a month or so ago by Harper himself. While this alone is a good thing, the article also mentions that the government is considering a bill that would allow Ottawa to hold elections for Senators, rather than waiting for the provinces to do it.

While it waits to be seen how dedicated the government will be to this movement, it can only be seen as a good sign.

Separatists in the Canadian Senate: Rumour

If this is true, it’ll be the move that will truly ignites western separatism:

Minister Cannon tells Mike Duffy that the latest rumour on the Hill has 6 separatists being appointed to the Senate under the coalition deal…