Discussion · Government Orders
Rob Morrison Conservative
“We need mandatory minimum prison sentences for people who commit crimes. I think our Supreme Court judges are too weak on this, and I want to know if the member thinks we can hold them accountable.”
“Madam Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member, whom I have worked with. I appreciate victim services, after being in the RCMP for 35 years. I am thankful for what she has done. My question goes back to the issue of mandatory minimum penalties for individuals who commit crimes. Do you think there is enough accountability in our Supreme Court justices? Can we hold them to account so they will actually put people in jail who need to go there for those minimum penalties? I think we are a little bit weak on that. I just wonder if the hon. member, whom I loved working with, could answer that question, please.”
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Madam Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member, whom I have worked with. I appreciate victim services, after being in the RCMP for 35 years. I am thankful for what she has done. My question goes back to the issue of mandatory minimum penalties for individuals who commit crimes. Do you think there is enough accountability in our Supreme Court justices? Can we hold them to account so they will actually put people in jail who need to go there for those minimum penalties? I think we are a little bit weak on that. I just wonder if the hon. member, whom I loved working with, could answer that question, please.