This Week on GR
by C. L. Cook
 Justin Piché is the publisher of the blog ' Tracking Crime and Punishment in Canada,' and is co-managing editor of the Journal of Prisoners on Prisons, or JPP.org. He is a PhD candidate in the ABD department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University. He is the author of numerous papers dealing with prison policy in Canada, and the imprisonment of Canadians. His Master's dissertation questioning restorative justice was awarded the Commission on Graduate Studies in Humanities Prize from the U. of Ottawa.
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Justin Piché in the first half.
And; as the beach head community for hundreds of annual moorings, James Bay bears the brunt of environmental effects caused by titanic cruise ships, and the burden of massively increased traffic flow through its mainly residential streets. Dr. Brian Scarf is professor of Economics here at the University of Victoria, and is the lead author of a 70-plus page report facilitated by the James Bay Neighbourhood Association, titled, 'Victoria as a Port-of-Call: the Costs and Benefits of Cruise Ship Visits.'
Dr. Brian Scarf in the second half.
And; Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will be here at the bottom of the hour to bring us news from the streets of the city and beyond. But first, Justin Piché and tracking crime and punishment in Canada now, and projecting it's possible future trajectories.
Election day is drawing near in Canada. Much of the ruling Conservatives' platform is inspired, if not directly lifted, straight from the Republican party south, as is their campaign strategy.
A main Tory plank is the party's so-called Law and Order agenda. It proposes the usual "tough on crime" rhetoric, but beyond that includes: real measures to expand jailable offenses; making early release and parole more difficult; and constructing new prisons across the country to warehouse what promises to be an exploding number of incarcerated Canadians.
Even as these policies are being reviewed, revised, and reversed from where they arose in the Land of the Free, the Harper government is intent on importing and implementing them whole cloth to Canada.
Justin Piché is the publisher of the blog 'Tracking Crime and Punishment in Canada,' and is co-managing editor of the Journal of Prisoners on Prisons, or JPP.org. He is a PhD candidate in the ABD department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University. He is the author of numerous papers dealing with prison policy in Canada, and the imprisonment of Canadians. His Master's dissertation questioning restorative justice was awarded the Commission on Graduate Studies in Humanities Prize from the U. of Ottawa.
Justin Piché in the first half.
And; despite the late-coming Spring weather, tourist season has begun again in Victoria, bringing with it this year's fleet of cruise ships. It's controversial where ever this industry shores up, and Victoria is no exception.
Dr. Brian Scarf is an professor of Economics here at UVic, and is the lead author of a 70-plus page report facilitated by the James Bay Neighbourhood Association, titled, 'Victoria as a Port-of-Call: the Costs and Benefits of Cruise Ship Visits.' It's not the first time the JBNA has weighed in on the issue. As the beach head community for hundreds of annual moorings, James Bay bears the brunt of environmental effects caused by the titanic ships, and the burden of massively increased traffic flow through its mainly residential streets. Dr. Scarf is also president of Brimar Consultants Ltd., a business and economics consulting company here in Victoria.
Dr. Brian Scarf in the second half.
And; Victoria Street Newz publisher and CFUV broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will be here at the bottom of the hour to bring us news from the streets of the city and beyond. But first, Justin Piché and tracking crime and punishment in Canada now, and projecting it's possible future trajectories.
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