"He was or is anti-abortion; against the legalization of marijuana; voted against the bill to legalize medically assisted dying; wants Canada to support refugees through private sponsorship instead of government sponsorship; and declared of the Civil Marriage Act, legalizing same-sex marriage, “[The bill] is abhorrent to me, to other Catholics and to every member of every faith community.”"

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Putting people in prison is not putting people to death; it is a sort of slow death. Drug wars and wars against sin are not fiscally responsible, they are not cheap but they are wars against things that disgust certain powerful people. That's what Harper did and is still going on today in Canada under Trudeau but a little less so since he has downgraded minimum sentencing.