“I benefited from good-hearted, open-minded people who worked in our jails, but it really was chance in the end that I made it.
“I’m not saying I deserved a second chance, but we have a system that lets even people like me out. If we are letting these people out, we’ve got to make sure that whatever failings they had when they went to jail are addressed.
“If they need an education, let them have it. If they need work skills, give them work skills. Because they are going to come out and they are going to be somebody’s neighbour. And let me tell you, if they are going to be my neighbour, I want them rehabilitated.”
- Erwin James: from double murderer to newspaper columnist, by Louise Schwartzkoff, SMH.com.au, March 26, 2016.
3. The role of the prime minister’s spouse has no real formal status in the Canadian system, but they traditionally get support in performing official activities, a point that was made by supporters of Grégoire Trudeau.
The Toronto Star newspaper ran an editorial on Sunday titled: Sophie Grégoire Trudeau should have all the help she needs to fulfil her role.
“The instant, often spiteful reaction from both social media and other politicians who should know better smacks of ignorance about the requirements of the role the prime minister’s wife has taken on,” it said.
CBC News suggested Grégoire Trudeau was targeted because she was a “tall poppy”, something Canadians abhor.
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