Mr. Speaker, the Ottawa NDP claims it wants to be tough on crime, then returns to its “hug-a-thug” ways.
The NDP is offside and out of touch with working families who work hard and want to be safe in their communities.
The “soft on crime” NDP thinks that house arrest is reasonable punishment for serious repeat property crimes like car theft and arson.
The NDP works to oppose important legislation to protect the security of Canadian communities. That is why the NDP opposed anti-terrorism legislation and house arrest legislation for serious property crimes.
As a gang war rages on the west coast, the NDP wants to have illegal drugs legalized. The NDP opposes registering sex offenders in case those who commit “lower-end” sex crimes suffer from such a registry.
The NDP sees putting criminals in prison as a radical and extreme measure.
The NDP is--