Is a person any less dead if murdered by a 14 year old as opposed to a 90 year old?
Rather, it's his willingness to campaign front and centre on a promise that – to many voters – seems positively medieval.
It wasn't that long ago that Harper replaced justice minister Vic Toews with the smoother Rob Nicholson. Toews' sin was that he was too straightforward about his hard-line views on crime and punishment, at a time when Harper felt this wasn't the image he wanted to project.
But now, Harper is confident enough to let voters sense the metaphorical leather jerkin beneath his cuddly, blue sweater vest. The dungeon-master is ready to punish, and he doesn't care who knows.
Top court, not PM, calls the tune
by Rosie DiManno
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