Mr. Speaker, Canadians have been calling for justice reforms for over a decade and finally they have a government that is listening and acting.
Since coming to office, our government has advanced over a dozen criminal justice reforms that will protect Canadians and their families.
With the support of opposition members in this House, many of these bills have been passed on to the Senate for its consideration before becoming law.
However, the Liberal-dominated Senate seems to be maintaining its hard-earned reputation for stalling and delaying by employing unreasonable tactics to deny Canadians the protection they so rightly deserve.
It is so bad that even provincial justice ministers are demanding that the Senate do the right thing and pass these bills right now. Alberta's justice minister, Ron Stevens, is adding his voice of support, saying that the goals of our federal justice reforms to deter and denounce serious offenders are consistent with the desires expressed by many Albertans during recent public consultations.
I call on all Liberal senators, but specifically Alberta Liberal senators, to do the right thing and pass these important bills so that Albertans and Canadians can have this protection.