Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2026-01-27 18:25:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Colin Reynolds (Elmwood\u2014Transcona, CPC)",
        "fr": "Colin Reynolds (Elmwood\u2014Transcona, PCC)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9121469\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, it is always an honour to rise in the House and speak on behalf of the people of Elmwood\u2014Transcona. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9121470\" data-originallang=\"en\">The Liberal government's soft-on-crime ideology has failed. Since the Liberals took office, violent crime is up 54%, sexual assaults are up 75%, and extortion has skyrocketed an astounding 330%. In major Canadian cities like Brampton, Surrey, Vancouver and Calgary, crimes like extortion are out of control. Canadians want action, not more speeches and not more press releases.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9121471\" data-originallang=\"en\">The Liberal government must immediately repeal its catch-and-release laws, Bill <a data-HoCid=\"11482450\" href=\"/bills/44-1/C-5/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act\">C\u20135</a> and Bill <a data-HoCid=\"9745407\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-75/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts\">C\u201375</a>, and put an end to the revolving-door justice system. It must also restore and strengthen mandatory jail time, so extortionists face real consequences for their crimes rather than a slap on the wrist.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9121472\" data-originallang=\"en\">Conservatives have put forward a comprehensive plan to protect our communities. Last year, the member for <a data-HoCid=\"317835\" href=\"/politicians/arpan-khanna/\" title=\"Arpan Khanna\">Oxford</a> introduced the jail not bail act, to reverse the disastrous Liberal bail policies created through Bill <a data-HoCid=\"11482450\" href=\"/bills/44-1/C-5/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act\">C\u20135</a> and Bill <a data-HoCid=\"9745407\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-75/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts\">C\u201375</a>, while the member for <a data-HoCid=\"318010\" href=\"/politicians/tim-uppal/\" title=\"Tim Uppal\">Edmonton Gateway</a> introduced Bill <a data-HoCid=\"12876247\" href=\"/bills/44-1/C-381/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (extortion)\">C-381</a>, the protection against extortion act, which the Liberals voted down, choosing to put criminals over communities.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9121473\" data-originallang=\"en\"> The Liberal bail reform bill, Bill <a data-HoCid=\"13679516\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-14/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act (bail and sentencing)\">C-14</a>, does not remove the principle of restraint, which has caused the revolving-door criminal justice system. This falls short of the comprehensive bail reform that was promised to Canadians in the last election. Even so, we have offered to fast-track the bill so Canadians can get some much-needed relief. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9121474\" data-originallang=\"en\">While all this is happening on our streets, the Liberals have chosen to spend $750 million to target law-abiding gun owners. They are continually choosing ideology over facts and political influence over public safety.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9121475\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Will the Liberal government actually take the concerns of our communities seriously and ensure that career criminals and repeat violent offenders get jail, not bail? </p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9121469\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, c'est toujours un honneur de prendre la parole \u00e0 la Chambre au nom des habitants d'Elmwood\u2014Transcona.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9121470\" data-originallang=\"en\">L'id\u00e9ologie indulgente du gouvernement lib\u00e9ral \u00e0 l'\u00e9gard des criminels a \u00e9chou\u00e9. Depuis l'arriv\u00e9e au pouvoir des lib\u00e9raux, les taux de crimes violents ont augment\u00e9 de 54 %, les taux d'agressions sexuelles, de 75 %, et les taux d'extorsions, de 330 %, ce qui est ahurissant. Dans les grandes villes canadiennes comme Brampton, Surrey, Vancouver et Calgary, les crimes comme l'extorsion \u00e9chappent \u00e0 tout contr\u00f4le. Les Canadiens veulent des mesures concr\u00e8tes, pas d'autres discours ni d'autres communiqu\u00e9s de presse.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9121471\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le gouvernement lib\u00e9ral doit imm\u00e9diatement abroger ses lois de capture et de remise en libert\u00e9, les projets de loi <a data-HoCid=\"11482450\" href=\"/bills/44-1/C-5/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act\">C\u20115</a> et <a data-HoCid=\"9745407\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-75/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts\">C\u201175</a>, et mettre fin au syst\u00e8me de justice qui encourage la r\u00e9cidive. Il doit \u00e9galement r\u00e9tablir et renforcer les peines d'emprisonnement obligatoires afin que les extorqueurs subissent les cons\u00e9quences r\u00e9elles de leurs crimes au lieu d'une simple tape sur les doigts.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9121472\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les conservateurs ont pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 un plan complet pour prot\u00e9ger les collectivit\u00e9s canadiennes. L'an dernier, le d\u00e9put\u00e9 d'<a data-HoCid=\"317835\" href=\"/politicians/arpan-khanna/\" title=\"Arpan Khanna\">Oxford</a> a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 la loi favorisant la d\u00e9tention au lieu de la libert\u00e9 sous caution dans le but d'annuler les politiques lib\u00e9rales d\u00e9sastreuses en mati\u00e8re de mise en libert\u00e9 sous caution cr\u00e9\u00e9es par les projets de loi <a data-HoCid=\"11482450\" href=\"/bills/44-1/C-5/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act\">C\u20115</a> et <a data-HoCid=\"9745407\" href=\"/bills/42-1/C-75/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts\">C\u201175</a>. De son c\u00f4t\u00e9, le d\u00e9put\u00e9 d'<a data-HoCid=\"318010\" href=\"/politicians/tim-uppal/\" title=\"Tim Uppal\">Edmonton Gateway</a> a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"12876247\" href=\"/bills/44-1/C-381/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code (extortion)\">C\u2011381</a>, Loi sur la protection contre l'extorsion, que les lib\u00e9raux ont rejet\u00e9e, choisissant ainsi de d\u00e9fendre les int\u00e9r\u00eats des criminels au lieu de prot\u00e9ger les collectivit\u00e9s.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9121473\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le projet de loi lib\u00e9ral sur la r\u00e9forme de la mise en libert\u00e9 sous caution, le projet de loi <a data-HoCid=\"13679516\" href=\"/bills/45-1/C-14/\" title=\"An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act (bail and sentencing)\">C\u201114</a>, n'\u00e9limine pas le principe de la retenue, qui est \u00e0 l'origine du syst\u00e8me de justice p\u00e9nale qui favorise la r\u00e9cidive. Il n'est pas \u00e0 la hauteur de la r\u00e9forme globale de la mise en libert\u00e9 sous caution promise aux Canadiens lors des derni\u00e8res \u00e9lections. Malgr\u00e9 cela, nous avons offert d'acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer son adoption afin que les Canadiens puissent obtenir l'aide dont ils ont grandement besoin.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9121474\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pendant que tous ces crimes sont commis dans nos rues, les lib\u00e9raux ont choisi de d\u00e9penser 750 millions de dollars pour cibler les propri\u00e9taires d'armes \u00e0 feu respectueux des lois. Ils choisissent continuellement l'id\u00e9ologie au d\u00e9triment des faits et l'influence politique au d\u00e9triment de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 publique.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9121475\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le gouvernement lib\u00e9ral prendra-t-il vraiment au s\u00e9rieux les pr\u00e9occupations de nos collectivit\u00e9s et veillera-t-il \u00e0 ce que les criminels endurcis et les r\u00e9cidivistes violents soient emprisonn\u00e9s, et non lib\u00e9r\u00e9s sous caution?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2026/1/27/colin-reynolds-1/",
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    "h1": {
        "en": "Adjournment Proceedings",
        "fr": "Motion d'ajournement"
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    "h2": {
        "en": "Justice",
        "fr": "La justice"
    },
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