Mr. Speaker, let me make it clear, if I have not already, that I reject absolutely the characterization the hon. member has given to the policies of this government about preferring the rights of criminals to the rights of victims.
This government is not interested in that kind of rhetorical exchange. The fact is we have an agenda of proposals in our platform which we are going to follow through with legislation in this House that is intended to achieve both an improved justice system and legitimate efforts toward crime prevention.
I do not think it advances the discussion to characterize a statement from 1971 as what has been going on in the justice system in the last 23 years. The fact is we have made our agenda for legislation clear and we intend to follow through on it.