Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday a Conservative government would get tough on criminals, while the Liberals and NDP ganged up on the Tories, painting them as "culture killers" for cuts to the arts. Harper made his announcement in Saskatchewan, the province with the highest rates for both crime and violent crime. The Conservatives said they would reintroduce restrictions on house arrest, a move the opposition parties opposed in the last Parliament. The Tories would also designate 30 criminal offences as ineligible for conditional sentencing, including robbery, possession of a dangerous weapon, home invasion, drug trafficking and kidnapping. The Liberal...
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Day 17: Tories painted as 'culture killers' while promising crime measures
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