Mr. Speaker, under the watch of the federal Liberal government, crime in Surrey has reached a five year high with nearly 50,000 criminal code offences.
Surrey has high auto theft, marijuana grow-ups, assault, break and enter, arson and property damage cases.
Throughout the lower mainland, drugs, gangs, prostitution and other organized crime is rampant.
Among Indo-Canadians alone, 70 youths have been murdered since 1995. The Surrey RCMP is understaffed and has heavy caseloads, yet the Liberal government has done nothing to help.
The Canadian Alliance believes that the rights of victims of crime must take precedence over those of criminals. We believe in truth in sentencing and will ensure that sentences handed down are actually served. Parole should be harder to earn and easier to lose, and multiple convictions should draw consecutive rather than concurrent sentences. There should be deterrence to commit crime, not motivation.
When will this weak Liberal government subscribe to these beliefs and act so that the people of Surrey will feel secure on their streets?