Mr. Speaker, an important part of that question is “when”. This is not something that has happened just recently. The problem is that the crime rate has been going up for quite some time, for years now.
When the Liberals took over, they brought in legislation that made it easier to get bail, that reduced sentences and that got rid of mandatory minimums. Since then, we have been asking the government to take crime more seriously and bring in tougher laws to make it harder to get bail. There has been no action from the government at all.
Just before the summer break, we again asked the government to bring in legislation because the crime rate continues to rise. There has been no action. Canadians need action now.