Discussion · Government Orders
David Bexte Conservative
“People have lost trust in our justice system because judges chosen by the Liberals are too soft on crime. I want the member to explain why our laws must force judges to give minimum prison sentences and back-to-back sentences.”
“Mr. Speaker, my constituents in Bow River always appreciate when I have an opportunity to speak in the House or ask questions. More than a decade of having Liberal-appointed, soft-on-crime judges who follow the tone and tenor set by the government has really eroded the confidence of people on the disposition or the delivery of justice. I wonder if the member can speak to how bills passed need to be explicit in terms of mandatory minimum and consecutive sentences and how, otherwise, judges will erode the system and public confidence in the judicial system.”
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Mr. Speaker, my constituents in Bow River always appreciate when I have an opportunity to speak in the House or ask questions. More than a decade of having Liberal-appointed, soft-on-crime judges who follow the tone and tenor set by the government has really eroded the confidence of people on the disposition or the delivery of justice. I wonder if the member can speak to how bills passed need to be explicit in terms of mandatory minimum and consecutive sentences and how, otherwise, judges will erode the system and public confidence in the judicial system.