Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to present a petition on behalf of a number of residents of the North Thompson Valley stretching from Vavenby to Kamloops. There are thousands of names on this petition.
The petitioners point out a number of options and I will read a sample of them. They are asking to keep dangerous sex offenders and pedophiles locked up for life; to eliminate statutory release; to impose stiffer sentences for violent offenders; have violent offenders serve their full sentences; have time added for bad behaviour; have a central register for the names and addresses of violent offenders; and give the police more authority in apprehending and interrogating violent offenders, including the ability to take blood and saliva samples and on and on. Mr. Speaker, I think you get the point.
The petitioners feel very strongly about this issue. I am pleased to present the petition on their behalf.