HARPER: Bah humbug. Screw the poor …again. “Equal justice for all is the most basic principle of a fair legal system. But for the poor who can’t afford to hire good lawyers, raise bail or pay for fines imposed as punishment, the criminal justice system is anything but equal. That inequality has now been made even worse by the imposition of mandatory victim surcharges as an additional fine on people convicted of crimes.”
Canadian criminal justice meets ghost of Christmas past | Toronto Star.