Mr. Speaker, I had not really intended to take part in this debate now, but I find it absolutely unbelievable that at the end of the 20th century, almost at the beginning of the 21st century, the Reform Party would still trot out the theories of justice of yesteryear.
I still cannot believe that someone would still say “To solve the problem of crime we just have to put people in jail because that will scare them”.
This is beyond belief. It is as if these people had never heard of restorative justice, presumption of innocence and the very foundations of modern justice.
I am really extremely disappointed.