Tories Unveil Crime Bill, But Not The Costs

While I do believe that tougher sentencing laws are a good idea, I think that the fact that the government has not released the costs involved in this project is troubling. With an influx of over 4000 new inmates, many changes are going to need to be made, and they can't be cheap. There will need to be renovations done to many of Canada's prisons, and a few thousand more employees will need to be hired. If the government is able to find the funding for this project, without major cuts to the funding of any other programs, then I am all for it. But if the cost is too great and takes away funding for other important programs, then they may need to re-evaluate.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

The boy in this story faces many difficulties in his life. He was born with "water on the brain" and had to have surgery to remove the fluid at a very young age, which caused many problems. He has a really big head, huge feet and is very skinny. He also speaks with a stutter and a lisp. His appearance combined with his speech impediment made him a huge target for bullies. He was often beat up and called "retard". His family was also very poor. They would often have to skip meals as they did not always have enough money to buy food. He only had one true friend, his dog. But when his dog started to get very sick, his family did not have enough money to take the dog to the vet. His father had to shoot the dog to put it out of its misery, and the boy lost his only true friend. This boy faced a very rough childhood.