On battle lines

Shorter Matt Gurney:

The Harper Cons are invulnerable to questions about their prison expansion plans because Canadian voters don't care what it costs to deal with what they perceive to be a problem.

That is, except the areas where the Cons are already crying poor, like the need to improve health care. Or top up pensions. Or fight against climate change. But prisons, yessiree, those are bulletproof.