Mr. Speaker, over the summer months, I had the opportunity to visit the downtown Vancouver core and some businesses there and organizations that support businesses. We heard about the explosive growth of crime on the streets: shoplifting, smashed windows, open drug use. Merchants do not even bother calling the cops anymore because the police say that with the Liberal bail laws of release at the earliest opportunity and with the least restrictive conditions, the criminals are out on the street again before the sun sets that evening, wreaking havoc on the streets.
Will the member agree with me that this is untenable and that something needs to be done for our downtown cores? I am sure it is in his riding as well.