Mr. Speaker, again, I appreciate the question and passion from the hon. member across the way.
I would like to underline that those who would accuse our government of inaction are incorrect. We can highlight the ways we have acted decisively on multiple fronts to ensure that the Canadian justice system is here for all Canadians.
To date, our government has appointed 212 superior court judges across the country.
The year 2017 was a record year. As I mentioned previously, we appointed 100 judges, more than any government in the past two decades.
In budget 2017, we announced 28 new judicial positions to address the marked increase in the caseloads of the courts, criminal courts included. That answers the hon. member's question directly. Budget 2018 creates an additional 46 new judicial positions to meet the current needs in criminal and civil matters and to establish new unified family courts in four provinces.
That is 74 new federally appointed judges across our country to respond to the needs of the courts and the needs of Canadians. The very needs underscored by the member opposite in terms of criminal law are being addressed by our efforts—