“Families and businesses in Williams Lake are scared. Crime is up under the Prime Minister's watch. 1,400 calls to police in one neighborhood this year. The Prime Minister's weak approach to crime is failing us.”
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A sweeping bill that would let Ottawa dictate wide-ranging cybersecurity orders to businesses and create new crimes and penalties. In discussion, Conservatives raised concerns about rising crime, while Liberals touted the bill and blamed Conservatives for obstructing it.
“My constituent was hurt and that's bad. The government is too soft on crime. Stop letting criminals go free.”
“Crime is bad. Liberals caused this. Bad people should be in jail.”