The business of punishment “The National Post\u27s” adherence to Canadian punitive policy

Penal practices have shifted dramatically in Canada since the 1960s. Rehabilitation, which was once at the forefront of penal practice, has been put on the back-burner in favour of a more stringent method of penal reform. The National Post has identified with this punitive policy, and with Karla Homolka as their poster child, have crafted a long line of articles painting Canadian penitentiaries as soft, using the imagery of both summer camps and country clubs. This research is informed by Michel Foucault\u27s Discipline and Punish, which takes aim at modern penology by claiming that while it tortures the soul of the inmate, it also crafts a subtle control over the people of the nation. Norman Faircough\u27s Critical Discourse Analysis is used to examine 75 articles from The National Post using the ProQuest search engine, to prove the syndicate\u27s dedication to stringent penal reform