Frank Valeriote on Safe Streets and Communities Act

In the House of Commons on September 27th, 2011. See this statement in context.

Safe Streets and Communities ActGovernment Orders

September 27th, 2011 / 12:35 p.m.

Liberal

Mr. Speaker, the Conservative speakers on the bill have negatively characterized with disdain the fact that rehabilitation was introduced into one of the principles of sentencing about 40 years ago.

I would ask the hon. member to correlate that rehabilitation principle with the facts. Where have crime rates gone over the last 40 years?

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