Mr. Speaker, again Conservatives just refuse to base their decisions on facts, evidence, or science.
The 2012-13 reoffending rate dropped to just 16% because of the Winnipeg Drug Treatment Court. That is well below the percentage of the regular court system. That is a fact.
Conservatives love to hold press conferences to boast about being tough on crime, and here they cannot support efforts that have actually reduced crime.
Will the minister recognize the success of this court and commit, today, to renewing its funding, and stop blaming—