“Mr. Speaker, I want to start off by recognizing the great farmers in Oxford county who are busy bringing home the harvest. Behind every field, there is a family working around the clock, sacrificing it all, fighting the elements and fighting economic pressures, but they still have hopes that this year they will bring back a strong harvest for Canadians. I want to thank our farmers, who feed our families every single day. The Liberals often talk about public safety. It took a lot to get there. First, they denied the problem existed and that crime was happening in our community, but it was under Conservative pressure that they finally started acting, or tried to act. Here are some of the headlines we are hearing. Drones are delivering McDonald’s McNuggets and alcohol to Canada’s most secure prison. Corrections Canada is planning to distribute paper straws to inmates for safer snorting. A convicted B.C. child killer was granted leave to take cooking classes. A convicted murderer who killed his pregnant girlfriend was granted escorted leave for a carpentry apprenticeship. A convicted murderer on day parole is attending McGill law school, raising safety concerns for students. A B.C. offender with 274 convictions is out on bail once again. Fifteen offenders in Kelowna are generating over 1,300 police files in a single year. One of those offenders had 423 police files and 66 convictions and was out on bail. Twelve offenders in Chilliwack are accounting for up to 60% of local crime, with one offender having 350 police files and 12 convictions and another having 331 files and 58 convictions. Three GTA auto theft suspects already out on bail were arrested in a ring linked to more than 75 stolen vehicles, with over 90 charges. Here is a crazy one. A man accused of shootings at a London cannabis shop and a Scarborough movie theatre was granted bail. Guess for how much. It was one penny. We do not even make pennies anymore, yet under the Liberal government, serious offenders are being released on bail for a penny. The Liberals are running ads that tell Canadians not to worry because they are all safe, that they should trust them. That is what they are spending millions of dollars on, but what they are not doing is keeping Canadians safe. They are failing at that. I can tell members that Canadians do not feel safe in their own homes anymore. I just gave real headlines in the media that come up every single day, so how can the Liberals stand up, look Canadians in the eye, look victims in the eye and tell them their Liberal justice system is working?”
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 51 wordspeople in Canada have been clear that they want their communities to be safe, that repeat violent offenders should be dealt with firmly and that the justice system must work to protect victims.That is exactly what the government is delivering through the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act, formerly Bill C-14.Procedure · 9 wordsThe issues raised by my colleague are indeed serious.ProcedureClaims · 10 wordsOrganized crime, fentanyl trafficking and repeat offending cause real harm, Positioning · 15 wordsbut slogans about “catch and release” do not fix the problem.Careful, targeted reform does.PositioningClaims · 197 wordsThat is what the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act has delivered.At its core, the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act is about focusing the system where the risks are the highest.It has strengthened bail laws for repeat and violent offenders by clarifying that public safety must be central in decision-making.It has expanded the use of reverse onus provisions to address specific high-risk offences where the accused must demonstrate why they should be released.4This is not an automatic detention, but it is a clear shift to ensure that those who pose the greatest danger face stricter scrutiny before being granted bail.The act also aims to improve the quality of bail decisions.Courts are now required to more rigorously assess release plans.5Accused persons who are subject to a reverse onus will have to clearly demonstrate that their proposed plan addresses the risk they pose as it relates to the grounds of detention.6This matters because Canadians have seen cases where conditions were imposed but not effective in managing risk.The Bail and Sentencing Reform Act addresses these issues directly.On sentencing, the legislation introduces new aggravating factors and requires consecutive sentences in certain circumstances.3Reasoning · 17 wordsThis reinforces accountability and sends a message of denunciation and deterrence.However, legislation alone is not enough.Claims · 133 wordsPublic safety depends on enforcement capacity, and the government is making those investments.The government is hiring 1,000 new RCMP personnel to strengthen federal policing across our country.7These officers will enhance our ability to combat organized crime networks, financial crime, online exploitation and drug trafficking operations, like those referenced by the member opposite.At the border, the government is making one of the largest security investments in recent history, $1.3 billion, to strengthen Canada’s borders and immigration system.1This includes hiring 800 new border services officers as well as 200 additional personnel in critical roles such as intelligence, enforcement and investigations.2These are the very people who intercept illegal drugs, disrupt smuggling operations and protect our communities before harm occurs.This is a comprehensive strategy: stronger laws, stronger enforcement and smarter prevention.Positioning · 14 wordsThe Bail and Sentencing Reform Act is not about rhetoric.It is about results.PositioningClaims · 22 wordsIt targets repeat and violent offenders, strengthens bail and sentencing, and backs it up with historic investments in policing and border security.Promise · 19 wordsThat is how we protect people in Canada, and that is how we build a safer community for all.
