“We caught some bad people. The government should spend lots of money on more police.”
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Public Safety
A bill to make many changes to Canada's bail and sentencing laws, including requiring judges to consider certain factors before releasing accused persons, expanding reverse onus provisions for certain offences, increasing penalties for some crimes, restricting conditional sentences for certain sexual offences, and making changes to the Youth Criminal Justice Act. In debate, the Conservatives raised concerns about security gaps at airports and a case where perpetrators of a violent home invasion were quickly released. The Liberals highlighted investments in border security and advanced Bill C-14 as evidence of their commitment to strengthening criminal laws.
“I'm going to talk around this by listing big spending numbers. We want voters to think money equals safety.”
“I want everyone to vote for our crime bill. I'm filling time with kind words about safety.”
“I want the opposition to stop asking gotcha questions about a terrible story and vote for the crime bills I like. We consulted some important people and they're good bills, okay? Let's just pass the bills and not argue.”