“A convicted child killer was granted a 60-day unescorted leave from prison to take cooking classes. I want the Prime Minister to say if he will cancel his parole rules so this stops happening.”

“Mr. Speaker, Shane Ertmoed killed 10-year-old Heather Thomas about 26 years ago. Her family continues to serve a psychological life sentence, while Mr. Ertmoed himself gets a 60-day temporary, unescorted absence in order to take cooking classes, cooking classes that Heather will not get to take. I am going to look right at the Prime Minister and ask this: Will he commit to repealing, to removing, Liberal parole so this cannot happen again, yes or no?”

“I want the Prime Minister to meet with Heather's mother and her lawyer this Thursday. I want him to tell them the same thing the public safety minister just told me.”

“Mr. Speaker, my question was for the Prime Minister, yet the public safety minister answered. This is all talk and no results. I am meeting with Heather’s mom and her counsel on Thursday. If the Prime Minister believes in what the public safety minister just said, will he meet with Heather’s mom and her counsel this Thursday and say what the minister just said? Does the Prime Minister have the guts to stand up and say it, yes or no?”

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“The parole system lets killers ask for early leave, which hurts victims' families over and over. I want the government to fix this broken system and put victims first.”

“Mr. Speaker, Tim and Mona Deslippe lost their son Nathan to a brutal murder in London, Ontario, in 2016. Nathan’s killer beat him to death in what the courts say was a prolonged and violent attack before the murderer dragged his body to the bathtub, took a shower and a selfie as well. The killer was sentenced to life with no parole for 14 years, yet Tim and Mona have already had to respond to multiple requests for escorted temporary leave, which have revictimized the family over and over again. When will the government fix its broken Liberal parole system and, after 11 long years, put victims first?”

“Violent crime and fires tied to gangs are rising in Quebec. Criminals do not fear the law under this government. I want the Liberals to adopt our Conservative plan to keep Canadians safe.”

“Mr. Speaker, media in the Quebec City region have reported that, in the past month alone, more than 10 cars and six residential buildings have been set on fire, possibly by organized crime, in a bid to gain control of the drug market. Even in my riding of Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, a teenager allegedly stole a vehicle before attempting to ram police officers in order to escape. Since the Liberals took office, criminals no longer fear the consequences of their crimes. Our Conservative action plan aims to keep Canadians safe. Will the Liberals adopt it?”

“Liberal laws caused our current crime problem. We are seeing daylight car thefts, violent robberies, shootings, and home invasions. The government talks, but it does not act fast enough. Will the Liberals adopt the Conservative plan to keep Canadians safe?”

“Mr. Speaker, first of all, the minister should acknowledge that the Liberals are the ones who created the problem we are currently experiencing. They are the ones who introduced the laws that have led to these issues with crime. Today, we are seeing crimes becoming more brazen, with car thefts happening in broad daylight, jewellery store robberies being carried out with axes, shootings, armed home invasions, and offences committed by individuals who are already subject to legal conditions. The Liberals are all talk, but we could be moving faster. Will the Liberals agree to adopt our Conservative proposals and our plan to keep Canadians safe?”