Lawrence Martin From Thursday’s Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010 7:02PM EDT Last updated on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010 7:58AM EDT
For a politician said to be short on vision, Stephen Harper isn’t doing too badly lately. Since the beginning of this year, in particular with the onset of social conservatism, we’ve begun to see a national direction emerge.
The latest manifestation of the new way is his campaign against drugs, gambling and illicit sex. With a new set of “serious crime” regulations announced last week by Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, Canadians can be headed off to the slammer for five years or more for selling a few ounces of marijuana, bookmaking on a game of checkers or operating a prostitution ring with two hookers. In going after these small-time players, police and prosecutors have been given new powers in respect to wiretaps, bail regimes, parole rules and the like.

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