Mr. Speaker, in the Sunday Sun I read of the horrible death of a 20-year old woman who was shot by her estranged husband. In the same article, I read of five other women who recently died at the hands of their estranged husbands, all in the Ottawa area. Of these five, one was bludgeoned to death, two were strangled and two were knifed.
When will the Minister of Justice open his eyes and realize we have a serious problem on our hands in this country and recognize the instrument of death is not the problem?
When will the minister recognize that the cause for fear in this nation is from a very weak justice system which has lost its focus on protection of the innocent and law-abiding persons and concentrates too heavily on the criminal and his rights?
When will the minister realize Bills C-37, C-41, C-42, C-44, C-45 and C-68 are only tinkering with the seriousness of this problem and essentially solve nothing?
When will the justice minister take the bull by the horns, say enough is enough and send a clear message to the would be killers of this land. Come on, Mr. Minister, do your job and do it now.