Mr. Speaker, the ombudsman's comments cut to the heart of what is wrong with the Conservative crime agenda.
The government says that it is supporting victims by imprisoning more Canadians for longer sentences. It is supporting victims that way.
That is wrong again. According to Mr. Sullivan, “By focusing solely on sending people to prison longer, we're not serving the majority of victims of crime”. He also says that sentencing concerns are a very small part of meeting victims' needs.
Does the minister agree with the ombudsman that longer prison sentences do not meet the main needs of most victims of crime?