"one step closer to reversing a widely criticized decision"

What we have here is an excellent example of the influence that can be exerted by determined, principled members of the public. Closing the prison farms was a dumb idea and many people, including Liberal MPs, said so at the time.

However, reversing a poor decision involving federal assets and federal policy is no easy feat. It requires sustained action, sensible arguments and demonstrable public support. Jeff Peters and others have invested a great deal in this issue: their time on Bath Road and Parliament Hill, money for Pen Herd shares, their reputations in being arrested and going to court... all because they saw a short-sighted, wrong-headed decision and decided that it was important to correct it.

The next year will be critical. Mr. Peters and his colleagues cannot win this on their own. Minister Goodale, etc will be continually assessing the degree of public support for restoring the prison farms. Please speak up.