Mr. Speaker, the Supreme Court has ruled that those accused of crimes must be tried within a reasonable time or be set free.
The government's crime bill creates new offences that would add greatly to the already lengthy backlog awaiting trial. It takes a special brand of incompetence to develop a justice bill that would grind the system to a halt and allow more criminals to walk free.
Why will the government not listen to the experts and rethink its narrow ideological approach to justice in Canada?