Mr. Speaker, there is real concern in the riding of Leeds-Grenville as I know there is across the nation about the recent court decision to allow extreme drunkenness as a defence against serious crime.
Residents from all walks of life are continuing to raise concern over what appears to be a serious loophole in our legal system. They are asking the justice minister to begin immediately to make the necessary revisions in law to prevent what appears to be a serious miscarriage of justice.
Constituents who have contacted me in this regard did so in the form of a petition but unfortunately it was lacking in proper form. Therefore, I am using this procedure as an alternate way of expressing their concern to the justice minister.