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House Hansard - 158

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 10, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 158 - Feb/10/23
Mr. Frank Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, CPC)
Madam Speaker, after eight years of Liberals dragging their feet and not acting on bail reform, we find ourselves here, where bail is broken. Premiers want change. Canadians want change. Police want change. The government prefers to talk rather than act. Yesterday, I and my Conservative colleagues took the first step in a very long journey on bail in tabling Bill C-313. Will the government pass this legislation or get out of the way so that we can reform bail?
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Context: House Hansard - 158 - Feb/10/23
Mr. Frank Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, CPC)
  • Feb/10/23 11:53:47 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I invite my hon. colleague to go back and listen to the Minister of Justice's remarks to this House when asked similar questions on January 30 and 31 of this year, and into the prior year, where he essentially denied that there was a problem. We now hear that they have been talking for months. After eight years of inaction, the bail system has never been worse. Canadians feel unsafe, with a 32% increase in violent crime and gangland homicides up 92%. No more talk, Canadians want action. We are ready to start the process with bail reform on a very long journey. Will they help or get out of the way?
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