“We are working on it. I want you to know we ran a pilot project. We will keep working to be tough on crime.”
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In a debate on public safety, an opposition MP criticized the government's handling of prisons, while the government touted a pilot project to remove cell phones from prisons. The exchange was brief and little substance was offered on improving public safety.