Mr. Speaker, there is a lot in this omnibus justice bill that we agree with when it comes to sexual assault and other provisions, but what I found ironic was the member's comment about a “deep commitment” to victims and our criminal justice system.
Last week in this chamber, we highlighted the fact that the government is not funding a registry that would protect victims and families from some of the most dangerous criminal sexual offenders. The member's rhetoric is certainly not matched by the government's commitment. If they were being penny-pinchers, I might understand, but with $30-billion deficits and the registry costing a paltry sum, I would like the member, particularly given his experience as a crown attorney and his knowledge of how dangerous some of these offenders are, to explain why the government would not fund this registry.
Has he matched his rhetoric in the House with his rhetoric in caucus? Has he been pushing his minister and his government to fund this registry?