The Gauntlet

[CHIMO]

Has been thrown down!

Conservatives set to rush crime bill back to Commons

OTTAWA—Critics call it the “omnimess” bill.

The Conservative government’s massive nine-in-one “omnibus” crime reform package of legislation heads back to the Commons for a final vote after a rushed committee study of it concludes Wednesday.

The most damning analysis came from Quebec Justice Minister Jean-Marc Fournier who had earlier slammed the Conservatives “cookie-cutter” approach to dealing with young offenders.

On Tuesday, a frustrated Fournier left Ottawa after failing a second time to persuade the federal justice minister to change tack.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1090985--conservatives-set-to-rush-crime-bill-back-to-commons?bn=1