Mr. Speaker, in December, Jeffrey Kraft was murdered in Lacombe. The two accused are charged with second degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and robbery with a firearm, and are now free on bail. One of the accused is also charged with breaching conditions.
Residents in my riding have lost faith in the justice system due to the Liberals' soft-on-crime approach that puts the interests of offenders ahead of victims and their families.
Was this the hoped-for outcome that the minister had in mind when he and his party rammed through legislation that forces the courts to give bail at the earliest opportunity and with the fewest conditions?