Mr. Speaker, conditional sentences make a mockery of our already severely tainted legal system.
Dennis Peters of P.E.I. was recently convicted of impaired driving for the fourth time. A previous conviction in 1997 landed him in jail for 35 days. This time he got a 60 day conditional sentence to be served at home. The reason he was sent home instead of to jail is because he is claustrophobic.
My question is for the justice minister. What deterrence is there when a repeat offender like Peters is allowed to go home because he is afraid of his cell?