Mr. Speaker, our Conservative government is committed to placing the interests of victims ahead of the interests of criminals.
We are investing $50 million in the Drumheller and Bowden Institutions. That is 96 new medium and 50 minimum security spaces to be created by 2013 in both institutions.
We anticipate 2,700 more spaces in men's and women's facilities across Canada in the future.
Over many years, my constituents have consistently called on the federal government to keep their communities safe by keeping dangerous criminals behind bars until they have served their time, not releasing them into the streets automatically and much before they are ready.
Our government takes very seriously our responsibility to build stronger, safer communities across Canada.
We are investing in the resources that members of the law enforcement community have been telling us they need. We have already hired over 1,000 additional RCMP personnel.
We understand that there is a cost to keeping dangerous criminals behind bars. We believe—