“A convicted child killer was allowed out of jail to take cooking classes. Victims are tired of hearing that the parole board is independent. I want the Prime Minister to change the parole laws that let people like this leave prison.”

“Mr. Speaker, Shane Ertmoed took the life of Heather Aspin-Thomas, an innocent 10-year-old girl, for sexual gratification. He should never see the light of day, according to counsel for Heather’s mom. Those are not my words. Victims are tired of hearing that the parole board is independent. They want to know whether the Liberals will repeal the laws that the independent parole board enforces that allow someone such as Shane Ertmoed to leave jail to take cooking classes that Heather will never get to take. I will look directly at the Prime Minister, who appears to be talking to somebody else. Will he commit— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!”

“I want the Prime Minister to promise to cancel his parole laws so our children stay safe.”

“Mr. Speaker, I will look directly at the Prime Minister and ask this: Will he commit to repealing Liberal parole so our children can remain safe?”

“The Liberals have run the government for 11 years, but they only offer empty words to victims. I am asking for the third time: will the Prime Minister agree to meet with Heather's family, yes or no?”

“Mr. Speaker, wait until the Liberals find out who has been in charge the last 11 years. Imagine that. Right now, we do not know whether Shane Ertmoed is out figuring out the difference between a béchamel sauce and a Béarnaise sauce, while Heather’s family has to serve a psychological life sentence. The government gives empty words. I will ask this for a third time: If the Prime Minister believes in the answer his minister just gave, will he rise in the House and agree to a meeting with Heather’s family, yes or no?”

“A convicted child murderer was let out of prison on a temporary pass into the community where his victim's classmates live. Our parole system is broken. When will the government fix it and put victims and safety first?”

“Mr. Speaker, Darren Scott Ray raped, tortured and murdered a 14-year-old boy, Darren Pepin, in Scarborough. He strangled this child to death and dumped his body in the garbage room of his apartment building. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. Today, many of Darren’s young former classmates, who now call Oshawa and Durham region home, are in the very community where this killer was granted a 72-hour unescorted temporary absence. When will the government fix broken Liberal parole and finally put victims and public safety first?”

“The government needs to fix our parole system. People who killed children and got life sentences are still being let out of prison without guards. They should stay behind bars.”

“Mr. Speaker, that is an out-of-touch response from the minister. This is not an isolated case. This year alone, Canadians have watched multiple pedophile child killers who have received life sentences get unescorted temporary absences from prison, including two in B.C. within 10 days of each other. Darren Scott Ray received a 72-hour unescorted temporary absence in Oshawa and has been promised two more. Will the government finally act and fix broken Liberal parole—and it is broken Liberal parole because they voted against our bill that would have changed it—and ensure that pedophile child killers serving life sentences stay where they belong behind bars?”