“I want the government to put more people in jail and keep them there. I don't like that some criminals can serve sentences at home. I want to make that impossible. My party is tough on crime! We need even more mandatory minimum sentences!”
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The Conservatives accused the Liberals of being weak on crime, citing examples of violent offenders being released. The Liberals claimed they've strengthened laws and crime is down. Most of the debate consisted of partisan bickering rather than substantive discussion of policy.
“I insist our government is tough on crime. We've made lots of changes. The laws are stronger. Sentences are longer. That's why things are better now. The other party should support our bill too. We're bringing back minimum sentences.”
“The Liberals are too soft on crime. Crime keeps going up. Criminals come back out on the streets. I don't like that. People in Calgary feel unsafe. The Liberals need to get tough and lock criminals up.”
“We're already doing something. Look, arrests were made. We made a law. It's the Conservatives fault for not helping us sooner. They're the ones making more victims.”
“The Prime Minister is too weak on crime. My community is being threatened and shot at by gangs. I don't care about the arrests last week. Half of them are out on bail already. I want people to be locked up.”
“That's not true. We did make some changes. We're deporting some criminals now. There are trials too. People are getting big punishments. We want even bigger punishments though. That's why we need our bill to pass.”