Mr. Speaker, after nine years of the Liberal-NDP government, crime is up. Soft-on-crime policies, such as their catch-and-release bail failures, have led to a 50% increase in violent crime. Last night, a police officer in Winnipeg was stabbed in the throat; thankfully, that officer is in stable condition.
However, this situation should never have happened in the first place. The Liberal hug-a-thug approach to crime is making an already dangerous job increasingly unsafe and more challenging. How many more police officers and victims must suffer before the Liberals start prioritizing public safety?