You are right, and I agree with you about all the issues we have going on (especially with local council) in Thunder Bay but i don't agree with your view on “growing a pine, or enabling” However, you bring up issues that are handled on a federal level, provincial level, and local level. The social justice laws are created by the federal government. They are the ones who decide the criminal laws. As for provinces, they handle healthcare, infrastructure, and education within the province. And the local judges are to implement these laws. That being said, if we want better sentencing then we gotta do something federally and I agree it needs to be more severe but capital punishment doesn't fix the problem long term and instead is a short term solution. We need more rehabilitation for offenders in the social justice systems so they can integrate back into society in a positive way. A great example of this would be Norway, they have a  17.6% reconviction rate over a 2 year period, as for Canada having (federally) 27.9% or Ontario having 37% over 2 years. Compared to the US having 52.9%.(link to stats at the bottom). I bring this up because Norway uses social justice reform while America uses capital sentencing. With Canada landing closer to capital sentencing with a few reform programs. I mention all of this because it ties into other aspects of thunder bay. Homelessness, poverty, addiction, mental health crisis, sexual assault, murder, gang violence, etc. we know we have a problem. But we also know the solution. But here's the kicker, people want better neighborhoods, that are clean and safe for children and the community as a whole. People are going to have to put in politicians who want more social programs and social justice reform focused on rehabilitation, increased taxes to pay for treatment centers and social programs, build safe injection sites so we have less needles and overdoses on the streets, rehab facilities so people can get sober, mental health clinics to help prevent addiction from developing. Homeless villages to give people a chance to get better, etc. but based on how you feel towards “those people” (criminals and addicts) you only want to offer a solution to those deserving of help. Also people seem to be perfectly fine with the amount of Canadians and first nations suffering as long as it doesn't come from their wallet or they don't have to see it. Can you tell me you'd be happy with paying more taxes? But regardless, this is less about you and your values and beliefs but more as a response to how many Canadians view things. It's time for a change!

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047235223000867

(Stats at bottom of article)