Madam Speaker, the very first thing I would say to my good friend from Cape Breton—Canso is that his premise is dead wrong.
We believe that if the roof is leaking, we better fix it. His approach might very well be to analyze each drop of water as it comes through the roof.
With all due respect, this is about protecting Canadians. I do not know why members on the other side want to put a price on protecting victims. I recall talking with a victim of a serious crime. That victim was not concerned about the cost. That victim wanted to see justice.
Justice is not done through an open door. When I listen to members on the other side, their solution is to open the doors of all the prisons and that somehow will fix things. The other problem is they want to blame society for the acts of criminals. Quite frankly, there are criminal acts that should be dealt with.
We should move forward on the bill.