Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise today to present a petition on behalf of the residents of Saskatoon West. These are residents of Fairhaven, Meadowgreen, Parkridge and Confederation Park in Saskatoon who are concerned about crime in the city. Violent crime is up 10% in Saskatoon, with an increase in assaults, murders and robberies. Saskatoon has had 14 homicides in 2024, an almost 15% increase from the number of murders committed in 2023. As a result, these residents feel unsafe in their homes.
The petitioners are calling upon the Government of Canada to reform the catch-and-release bail system to prevent dangerous repeat and violent offenders from serving their sentences in their community; to establish new indictable offences, reporting obligations and limitations on weapons possession for previous offenders who break conditions; and to pass legislation so that an accused charged more than twice with certain indictable offences must be detained in custody while subject to a summons, an appearance notice or a release order.
I support this petition.