- A Harper promise! Huh! Good God y'all, What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, Say it again . . . (parody: Edwin Starr – War)

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Opinion.Signs of life for death penalty, John Ivison, National Post, 20 Jan.'11
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/Signs+life+death+penalty/4135660/story.html

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Posted: 10:55 AM on January 20, 2011
"PM’s remarks rekindle debate on the death penalty"
DANIEL LEBLANC, 19 jan.'11, G&M
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/pms-remarks-rekindle-debate-on-the-death-penalty/article1876507/

The Prime Minister "has kept all the promises he intended to keep" - you've got that Right, Ivison (NP, 20 Jan.'11)

The question is just exactly to whom did he make those promises and what those promises are. Everything Harper does is for hyper-partisan reasons, catering to the 33% right wing extremist, die-hards that keep him in power much to the detriment of Canada as a nation and the 66% Moderate Majority.

What Harper said regarding the death penalty:

"Well, I personally think there are times when capital punishment is appropriate.

"But I've also committed that I'm not, you know, in the next Parliament, I'm not, no plans to bring that issue forward."

One need only look at the Bill to get rid of the Long Gun Registry. Despite it being such a strong issue for Harper and the Con' and for such a long time, Harper still had it introduced via a private member's bill in order to avoid any negative backlash and the agony of defeat.

One need only look at the notoriety the perpetrator received to see that if Harper and the Con's obtained a majority, there would be a fight amongst Con's to see who was the first to introduce a private member's bill to bring the death penalty back - of course there would be the consolation prize of a private member's bill to criminalize abortion.

A Harper promise! Huh! Good God y'all, What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, Say it again . . . (parody: Edwin Starr – War)

Even if there were no private member's bill the chances are high he would simply break this promise.

"An Angus Reid poll in 2009 suggested 62% of respondents supported the death penalty for murder, against just 29% who opposed it. Nearly one-third of Canadians would support capital punishment for rape and 17% backed the death penalty for kidnappers."

I find those stats very hard to believe. But if they're thru then Thank God for the Charter! (That's the Charter of Rights and Freedoms introduced by Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau - the guy with the motto, "Reason Before Passion", I though I would explain that just in case Harper, Toews or any of the other Con's were wonders what the reference was)

Also, if it is true, I find it incredible that Harper would not have a Bill to bring it back, perhaps at first to extreme cases, then gradually to cover more and more cases.

Lloyd MacILquham cicblog.com/comments.html