Even crimes like slander are about property and morality. Slander is the destruction of a credible and truthful reputation. A reputation is the property of its owner. Likewise, theft, fraud, robbery, and forgery are crimes against property. These are serious offences as it is the sanctity of property which defines free societies.
Property rights have value for more than economic reasons.
The right to own and enjoy property is the basis of moral independence. They are inextricably intertwined. Societies which are the most immoral are those which have the least regard for property. Bill C-4, the federal government's new Wheat Board Act, is now in the Senate. As the Bill passes through what remains of the political process, it's evident to anyone who cares to reflect on which way the wind is blowing that the ever-growing opposition to the CWB monopoly is not going to go away.