Mr. Speaker, I was trying to be as succinct as the hon. member for Davenport earlier.
Again I would like to thank my hon. colleague from Wild Rose for seconding the bill. I believe that Canada should hold a binding referendum on capital punishment so Canadian people, and not political parties, can decide whether or not it should be reinstated.
A Reform government has pledged to do this. However the Liberals do not believe in allowing Canadians to exercise that much power. Today I am reintroducing my bill to reinstate the death penalty for adults convicted of first degree murder. In addition, the bill also imposes a range of stiff sentences for youths convicted of murder.
Not all murderers deserve the death penalty, but in most heinous cases such as Clifford Olson, Paul Bernardo and a Karla Homolka the punishment must fit the crime.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)