Mr. Speaker, Canadians absolutely refuse to be held hostage in their own communities by thugs and criminals who are members of street gangs.
While I cannot comment on this specific case, our government is moving along with making murders committed for organized crime an automatic first-degree murder charge and eliminating the sentencing discount for multiple murders, which will allow for longer parole ineligibility. We will bring forward legislation to make life sentences truly mean life behind bars.
The people of Surrey and across Canada can count our government to make our streets safe.