Mr. Speaker, I appreciate being able to address this private member's bill, put forward by my colleague from Wild Rose. The purpose is to give a peace officer the power to arrest without warrant a person who is in breach of a probation order binding the person or a condition of the person's parole.
I was a police officer for 22 years serving in the city of Calgary. I listened to the parliamentary secretary to the justice minister spout about the great laws we have in the Criminal Code and on our books. The unfortunate part about that is it has all been made up by lawyers, special interests. The people of this country have not been listened to.
They desire to have safe streets and safe homes. The Liberal government, the justice minister, the solicitor general and the Prime Minister do not want that to happen. They are catering to the special interests, and that is the bottom line.
I could cite all kinds of examples of individuals-