Mr. Speaker, tomorrow Jack Edgar will have his day parole hearing. I quote from a copy of a letter from Linda Ryan, a constituent of mine, to the parole board and I appeal to this government to really listen to her own words.
She says: “On August 18, 1985, Jack Edgar murdered my mother and my aunt. That act began my life sentence of fear, grief and betrayal. This man was my stepfather.
“I know I cannot predict what Jack will do, no one can, perhaps not even Jack himself. I do know I cannot live my life and raise my children with `what ifs'. I cannot imagine being able to stay in my home near my family if Jack is released.
“I have not slept through an entire night since the call came to tell me that he is applying for parole. I live each and every day with what he did to them, their terror, their helplessness. My fears are real and grounded and shared by many”.
Will this government do something, anything, to prevent this despicable criminal from being released?