Mr. Speaker, I do not understand why the government would not give unanimous consent but so be it.
I listened to the member's speech. He made some excellent points. I would like to ask the member a question. I was always taught to believe that when a government is elected its foremost responsibility is to the law-abiding citizens of the country. At least that was always my belief. Since I have been in parliament I no longer doubt that it is the case, but I know that it is no longer the case with the government.
I would like to get the opinion of the member. It seems that the criminal element of our country has far more rights than the victims do today. We had a case in my constituency a little while ago where a husband stabbed his wife to death. He stabbed her 37 times. He was only given three years. What kind of a message does that send to our youth and to the rest of the Canadian citizens who are looking for some kind of leadership from this government which they have yet to receive? Does the member see the same problem? Does the criminal element of this country seem to have far more rights than the victims?